Psalms 12
1(For the one directing. According to the Sheminit. Mizmor Dovid) 1
2Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; 1 for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam. 1
3They speak vanity every one with his re'a (neighbor); 1 with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 1
4Hashem shall cut off all flattering lips, 1 and the leshon that speaketh gedolot; 1
5Who have said, With leshoneinu (our tongue) will we prevail; 1 our lips are our own: who is Adon over us? 1
6For the oppression of the aniyim, 1 for the groaning of the needy, 1 now will I arise, saith Hashem; 1 I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him. 1
7The words of Hashem are amarot tehorot (pure words); 1 as kesef refined in the furnace on the earth, 1 purified seven times. 1
8Thou shalt be shomer over them, Hashem, 1 Thou shalt preserve him + 12:8 See Ps 12:5 [6] from this generation forever. 1
9The resha'im strut on every side, 1 when the vilest among the Bnei Adam are exalted.