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The Psalms

Psalms 12

Psalms, Book I · KJV

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1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

Psalms 12:1–8

Word detail

LORD

The personal divine name represented by LORD, GOD, or JEHOVAH.

In “Help, LORD”, “LORD” expresses the personal divine name represented by LORD, GOD, or JEHOVAH. The psalm's poetic line supplies the particular use of the word. Prayer, praise, lament, and comparison are understood through the full line and its speaker.