TEHILLIM 12

1 (For the one directing. According to the Sheminit. Mizmor Dovid) 2 Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam. 3 They speak vanity every one with his re’a (neighbor); with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 4 Hashem shall cut off all flattering lips, and the leshon that speaketh gedolot; 5 Who have said, With leshoneinu (our tongue) will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is Adon over us? 6 For the oppression of the aniyim, for the groaning of the needy, now will I arise, saith Hashem; I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him. 7 The words of Hashem are amarot tehorot (pure words); as kesef refined in the furnace on the earth, purified seven times. 8 Thou shalt be shomer over them, Hashem, Thou shalt preserve him from this generation forever. 9 The resha’im strut on every side, when the vilest among the Bnei Adam are exalted.