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Psalms 12

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ ⓐ Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. ⓑ

² They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. ⓒ

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. ⓓ

⁴ They say, “Through our tongues we have power; [1] our lips are our own — who can be our master?” ⓔ

⁵ “Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the LORD. “I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.” ⓕ

⁶ The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. ⓖ

⁷ You, LORD, will guard us; [2] You will protect us [3] from this generation forever. ⓗ

⁸ The wicked wander [4] everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race. ⓘ

#	HCSB
1	ⓐ Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. ⓑ
2	They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. ⓒ
3	May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. ⓓ
4	They say, “Through our tongues we have power; [1] our lips are our own — who can be our master?” ⓔ
5	“Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the LORD. “I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.” ⓕ
6	The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. ⓖ
7	You, LORD, will guard us; [2] You will protect us [3] from this generation forever. ⓗ
8	The wicked wander [4] everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race. ⓘ

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^{Psalms 12:1 [20]} Title: Probably a musical term

^{Psalms 12:6 [21]} Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

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