The Psalms: Psalms 12-14

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Psalm 12-14
1 To the chief musician upon Sheminith,1 a Psalm of David.
2 Save, O Jehovah, for the godly [man] hath ceased, for the faithful have failed from the sons of men.
3 They speak falsehood, every one with his neighbor; [with] a flattering lip, with a double heart do they speak.
4 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, [the] tongue speaking great things.
5 Which have said, With our tongue will we be mighty; our lips are our own: who is Lord to us?
6 Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will place in safety [from] him that puffeth at him.
7 The words of Jehovah [are] pure words, silver refined in a crucible of earth, sevenfold purified.
8 Thou, O Jehovah, wilt keep them; thou wilt preserve him from this generation forever.
9 The wicked walk round about when vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Chap. 13
1 To the chief musician, a Psalm of David.
2 Until when, O Jehovah? Wilt thou forget me forever? Until when wilt thou bide thy face from me?
3 Until when shall I lay up counsels in my soul, grief in my heart daily? Until when shall mine enemy be lifted up above me?
4 Behold, answer me, O Jehovah, my God; enlighten mine eyes lest I sleep the [sleep of] death.
5 Lest mine enemies say, I have overcome him, [and] mine adversaries exult when I am moved.
6 But I in thy mercy have trusted; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation; I will sing to Jehovah, for he hath dealt well with me.
Chap. 14
1 To the chief musician, by David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have acted corruptly, they have acted abominably [in] work; there is none doing good.
2 Jehovah hath looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were [one] acting wisely, seeking God.
3 They all have2 turned aside, they have together been corrupted; there is none doing good, there is not even one.
4 Have they not known, all [the] workers of iniquity, eating my people [as] they have eaten bread? Jehovah they have not called upon.
5 There have they greatly feared;3 for God [is] in the generation of the righteous.
6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [is] his refuge.
7 Who shall give out of Zion the salvation of Israel? When Jehovah bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad.
 
1. The eighth, or octave.
2. Or, the hole hath.
3. Literally, feared a fear.