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Psalms 12 (NIRV)

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¹ Help, Lord! Those who do what is right are gone. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the earth. ² Everyone tells lies to his neighbors. With his lips he praises others, but he doesn't really mean it. ³ May the Lord cut off all lips that don't mean what they say. May he cut out every tongue that brags. ⁴ They say, "We will win the battle with our tongues. Our lips belong to us. No one else is in charge of us." ⁵ The Lord says, "The weak are beaten down. Those who are in need groan. So I will stand up to help them. I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them." ⁶ The words of the Lord are perfect. They are like silver made pure in a clay furnace. They are like silver made pure seven times over. ⁷ Lord, you will keep us safe. You will always keep sinners from hurting us. ⁸ Proud and sinful people walk around openly when the evil they do is praised by others.