XII. Book I. God a Helper Against the Treacherous. 1909-14. The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics

The Book of Psalms.
The Harvard Classics. 1909–14.

Book I

XII

God a Helper Against the Treacherous

For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. 1 A Psalm of David.


[1]	HELP, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the 2 faithful fail from among the children of men.
[2]	They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
[3]	Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
[4]	Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our 3 own: who is lord over us?
[5]	Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
[6]	The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
[7]	Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
[8]	The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Note 1. Or, the eight. [back]

Note 2. Or, faithfulness faileth. [back]

Note 3. Heb. with us. [back]