Psalms 12 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 13

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. How long wilt thou forget^H7911^(H8799) me, O LORD^H3068? for ever^H5331? how long wilt thou hide^H5641^(H8686) thy face^H6440 from me?

² How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart every day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?

KJVHow long shall I take^H7896^(H8799) counsel^H6098 in my soul^H5315, having sorrow^H3015 in my heart^H3824 daily^H3119? how long shall mine enemy^H341^(H8802) be exalted^H7311^(H8799) over me?

³ Behold, and answer me, Yahweh, my God. Give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;

KJVConsider^H5027^(H8685) and hear^H6030^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430: lighten^H215^(H8685) mine eyes^H5869, lest I sleep^H3462^(H8799) the sleep of death^H4194;

⁴ lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed against him;” lest my adversaries rejoice when I fall.

KJVLest mine enemy^H341^(H8802) say^H559^(H8799), I have prevailed^H3201^(H8804) against him; and those that trouble^H6862 me rejoice^H1523^(H8799) when I am moved^H4131^(H8735).

⁵ But I trust in your loving kindness. My heart rejoices in your salvation.

KJVBut I have trusted^H982^(H8804) in thy mercy^H2617; my heart^H3820 shall rejoice^H1523^(H8799) in thy salvation^H3444.

⁶ I will sing to Yahweh, because he has been good to me.

KJVI will sing^H7891^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068, because he hath dealt bountifully^H1580^(H8804) with me.

WEB·Psalms 12

¹For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David. Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764) upon Sheminith^H8067, A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Help^H3467^(H8685), LORD^H3068; for the godly man^H2623 ceaseth^H1584^(H8804); for the faithful^H539^(H8803) fail^H6461^(H8804) from among the children^H1121 of men^H120.

² Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

KJVThey speak^H1696^(H8762) vanity^H7723 every one^H376 with his neighbour^H7453: with flattering^H2513 lips^H8193 and with a double^H3820 heart^H3820 do they speak^H1696^(H8762).

³ May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shall cut off^H3772^(H8686) all flattering^H2513 lips^H8193, and the tongue^H3956 that speaketh^H1696^(H8764) proud^H1419 things:

⁴ who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

KJVWho have said^H559^(H8804), With our tongue^H3956 will we prevail^H1396^(H8686); our lips^H8193 are our own: who is lord^H113 over us?

⁵ “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

KJVFor the oppression^H7701 of the poor^H6041, for the sighing^H603 of the needy^H34, now will I arise^H6965^(H8799), saith^H559^(H8799) the LORD^H3068; I will set^H7896^(H8799) him in safety^H3468 from him that puffeth^H6315^(H8686) at him.

⁶ Yahweh’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

KJVThe words^H565 of the LORD^H3068 are pure^H2889 words^H565: as silver^H3701 tried^H6884^(H8803) in a furnace^H5948 of earth^H776, purified^H2212^(H8794) seven times^H7659.

⁷ You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

KJVThou shalt keep^H8104^(H8799) them, O LORD^H3068, thou shalt preserve^H5341^(H8799) them from this^H2098 generation^H1755 for ever^H5769.

⁸ The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

KJVThe wicked^H7563 walk^H1980^(H8691) on every side^H5439, when the vilest^H2149 men^H1121^H120 are exalted^H7311^(H8800).

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