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Chapter 12
Psal NETtext 12:1  For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David.Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.
Psal NETtext 12:2  People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psal NETtext 12:3  May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts!
Psal NETtext 12:4  They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"
Psal NETtext 12:5  "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."
Psal NETtext 12:6  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.
Psal NETtext 12:7  You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people,
Psal NETtext 12:8  for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.