Psalms 12
King James Version
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1Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.Select Psalms 12:1
2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.Select Psalms 12:2
3The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:Select Psalms 12:3
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?Select Psalms 12:4
5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.Select Psalms 12:5
6The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Select Psalms 12:6
7Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.Select Psalms 12:7
8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.Select Psalms 12:8
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