Psalm 12:1-3 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.^(A) A psalm of David.

12 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.^[a]^(B)
²They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.^(C)
³May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.^(D)

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Footnotes

12:1 Or the descendants of Adam, also in v. 8

Cross references

12:title : 1Ch 15:21; Ps 6 title
12:1 : Ps 14:2–3; 53:2–3; Mc 7:2
12:2 : Ps 41:6; 144:8; Jr 9:8
12:3 : Ps 5:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised (CSBA)

Psalm 12:1-3 Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Oppression by the Wicked

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.(A) A psalm of David.

Footnotes

Cross references

For the choir director: according to Sheminith.^(A) A psalm of David.