Psalm 12 (NASB2020)

Psalm 12

God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

For the music director; 12:0 Or according to a lower octave (Heb Sheminith)upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.

1Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end,

For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.

2They speak 12:2 Lit worthless speechlies to one another;

They speak with 12:2 Lit a smooth lipflattering lips and a double heart.

3May the Lord cut off all 12:3 Lit a smooth lipflattering lips,

The tongue that speaks great things;

4Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail;

Our lips are 12:4 Lit with usour own; who is lord over us?”

5“Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy,

Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will put him in the safety for which he longs.”

6¶The words of the Lord are pure words;

Like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, filtered seven times.

7You, Lord, will keep them;

You will protect him from this generation forever.

8The wicked strut about on every side

When 12:8 Or worthlessnessvileness is exalted among the sons of mankind.

Understand Psalm 12

Walk through Psalm 12 verse by verse, then read what three commentaries say about the chapter. The explanations are written for new readers.