 12:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musicianºº
uponº
Šæmînî±
שְׁמִינִית,º
A Psalmº
of
Däwið
דָּוִד.]]º
Help,ºº
Yähwè
יָהוֶה;º
forº
the godly manº
ceaseth;ºº
forº
the faithfulºº
failºº
from among the childrenºº
of men.º |
|
 12:1 ¶
[[To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of Dawid.]] Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. |
 12:2
They speakºº
vanityº
every oneº
withº
his neighbour:º
[with] flatteringº
lipsº
[and] with a doubleº
heartº
do they speak.ºº |
|
 12:2
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak. |
 12:3
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
shall cut offºº
allº
flatteringº
lips,º
[and] the tongueº
that speakethºº
proudº
things:º |
|
 12:3
Yahweh shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things: |
 12:4
Whoº
have said,ºº
With our tongueº
will we prevail;ºº
our lipsº
[are] our own: whoº
[is]
´áðôn
אֲדוֹןº
over us? |
|
 12:4
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] adon over us? |
 12:5
For the oppressionºº
of the poor,º
for the sighingºº
of the needy,º
nowº
will I arise,ºº
saithºº
Yähwè
יָהוֶה;º
I will setºº
[him] in safetyº
[from him that] puffethºº
at him. |
|
 12:5
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Yahweh; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him. |
 12:6
The wordsº
of
Yähwè
יָהוֶהº
[are] pureº
words:º
[as] silverº
triedºº
in a furnaceº
of earth,º
purifiedºº
sevenº
times.º |
|
 12:6
The words of Yahweh [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. |
 12:7
Thouº
shalt keepºº
them, O
Yähwè
יָהוֶה,º
thou shalt preserveºº
them fromº
thisº
generationº
for ever.º |
|
 12:7
Thou shalt keep them, O Yahweh, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. |
 12:8
The wickedº
walkºº
on every side,º
when the vilestº
menºº
are exalted.ºº |
|
 12:8
The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. |