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Psalms 12 (NET)

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¹ Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished. ² People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. ³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! ⁴ They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?" ⁵ "Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the LORD. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire." ⁶ The LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. ⁷ You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, ⁸ for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.