Psalmen 12

1Unto the end; for the octave, a psalm for David.

2Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.

3They have spoken vain things every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.

4May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.

5Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us?

6By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I win set him in safety; I will deal confidently in his regard.

7The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times.

8Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us: and keep us from this generation for ever.

9The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou best multiplied the children of men.

1In finem, pro octava. Psalmus David.

2[Salvum me fac, Domine, quoniam defecit sanctus, quoniam diminutæ sunt veritates a filiis hominum.

3Vana locuti sunt unusquisque ad proximum suum; labia dolosa, in corde et corde locuti sunt.

4Disperdat Dominus universa labia dolosa, et linguam magniloquam.

5Qui dixerunt: Linguam nostram magnificabimus; labia nostra a nobis sunt. Quis noster dominus est?

6Propter miseriam inopum, et gemitum pauperum, nunc exsurgam, dicit Dominus. Ponam in salutari; fiducialiter agam in eo.

7Eloquia Domini, eloquia casta; argentum igne examinatum, probatum terræ, purgatum septuplum.

8Tu, Domine, servabis nos, et custodies nos a generatione hac in æternum.

9In circuitu impii ambulant: secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum.]

1Unto the end. For the octave. A Psalm of David.

2Save me, O Lord, because holiness has passed away, because truths have been diminished, before the sons of men.

3They have been speaking emptiness, each one to his neighbor; they have been speaking with deceitful lips and a duplicitous heart.

4May the Lord scatter all deceitful lips, along with the tongue that speaks malice.

5They have said: “We will magnify our tongue; our lips belong to us. Who is our Lord?”

6Because of the misery of the destitute and the groaning of the poor, now I will arise, says the Lord. I will place him in safety. I will act faithfully toward him.

7The eloquence of the Lord is pure eloquence, silver tested by fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times.

8You, O Lord, will preserve us, and you will guard us from this generation into eternity.

9The impious wander aimlessly. According to your loftiness, you have multiplied the sons of men.