Psalm 12

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1 Een psalm van David voor de koordirigent. Te zingen op de wijs van ‘De Achtste.’ 2 HERE, help ons! Gelovigen zijn er niet meer te vinden. Het begrip trouw zegt de mensen niets meer. 3 Men is oneerlijk tegen elkaar, spreekt met dubbele tong en bedriegt de ander. 4 Vernietig dat soort mensen maar, HERE, ieder die zo handelt, 5 al die mensen die zeggen: ‘Ik praat me overal uit, laat mij het maar zeggen— wie doet me wat?’ 6 De HERE zegt: ‘Ter wille van de onderdrukten en het hulpgeroep van de armen ga Ik nu optreden. Ieder die naar Mij uitziet, zal Ik in veiligheid brengen.’ 7 Het woord van de HERE is betrouwbaar, zo puur als zevenmaal gezuiverd zilver. 8 Ik weet, HERE, dat U uw woord altijd nakomt en dat U ons zult beschermen tegen deze onbetrouwbare mensen. 9 De ongelovigen schijnen de overhand te hebben en het lijkt wel of alle mensen God ongehoorzaam zijn.

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Psalm 12

English Standard Version

van Crossway

The Faithful Have Vanished

1 To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.^[1] A Psalm of David. Save, O Lord, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. (Jes 57:1; Mi 7:2) 2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. (1 Kron 12:33; Ps 5:9; Ps 41:6; Ps 144:8; Jer 9:8; Rom 16:18; Jak 1:8)

1 Kron 12:33Ps 5:9Ps 41:6Ps 144:8Jer 9:8Rom 16:18Jak 1:8

3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, (Ps 12:2; Ps 17:10; Dan 7:8; Op 13:5)

Ps 12:2Ps 17:10Dan 7:8Op 13:5

4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” 5 “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” (Ps 9:12; Ps 55:18; Ps 82:8; Jes 33:10)

Ps 9:12Ps 55:18Ps 82:8Jes 33:10

6 The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. (Ps 18:30; Ps 19:8; Ps 119:140; Spr 30:5)

Ps 18:30Ps 19:8Ps 119:140Spr 30:5

7 You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us^[2] from this generation forever. 8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

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