Psalms 12

1For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.Cross-references: Gen 6:12 · 1Chr 15:21 · Ps 3:7 · Ps 6:1 · Ps 6:4 · Ps 54:1 · +12 more

2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.Cross-references: 1Chr 12:33 · Ps 5:9 · Ps 10:7 · Ps 28:3 · Ps 36:3 · Ps 38:12 · +15 more

3May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,Cross-references: Ex 15:9 · 1Sam 2:3 · 1Sam 17:43 · 2Ki 19:23 · Job 32:22 · Ps 17:10 · +13 more

4who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”Cross-references: Gen 3:5 · Ex 5:2 · Job 21:14 · Jer 2:31 · Jer 18:18 · Dan 3:15 · +2 more

5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”Cross-references: Ex 2:23 · Ex 3:7 · Judg 10:16 · Job 5:15 · Job 5:21 · Ps 10:5 · +16 more

6Yahweh’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.Cross-references: 2Sam 22:31 · Ps 18:30 · Ps 19:8 · Ps 66:10 · Ps 119:140 · Prov 30:5

7You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.Cross-references: Deut 33:3 · 1Sam 2:9 · Ps 10:18 · Ps 16:1 · Ps 37:28 · Ps 37:40 · +6 more

8The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.Cross-references: Judg 9:18 · 1Sam 18:17 · Esth 3:6 · Job 30:8 · Ps 55:10 · Prov 29:12 · +5 more