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Psalms
12
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1
[For the choir director; on the [sheminith]; a psalm by David.] Help, O LORD. No godly person is left. Faithful people have vanished from among Adam's descendants!
(GWT)
Psalms
12
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2
All people speak foolishly. They speak with flattering lips. They say one thing but mean another.
(GWT)
Psalms
12
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3
May the LORD cut off every flattering lip and every bragging tongue
(GWT)
Psalms
12
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4
that has said, "We will overcome with our tongues. With lips such as ours, who can be our master?"
(GWT)
Psalms
12
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5
"Because oppressed people are robbed and needy people groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will provide safety for those who long for it."
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Psalms
12
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6
The promises of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times.
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Psalms
12
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7
O LORD, you will protect them. You will keep each one safe from those people forever.
(GWT)
Psalms
12
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8
Wicked people parade around when immorality increases among Adam's descendants.