诗篇

第 12 章

1. （大卫的诗，交与伶长。调用第八。）耶和华阿，求你帮助，因虔诚人断绝了。世人中间的忠信人没有了。
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
2. 人人向邻舍说谎。他们说话，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。
Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
3. 凡油滑的嘴唇，和夸大的舌头，耶和华必要剪除。
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
4. 他们曾说，我们必能以舌头得胜。我们的嘴唇是我们自己的。谁能作我们的主呢？
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?"
5. 耶和华说，因为困苦人的冤屈，和贫穷人的叹息，我现在要起来，把他安置在他所切慕的稳妥之地。
"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
6. 耶和华的言语，是纯净的言语。如同银子在泥炉中炼过七次。
And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
7. 耶和华阿，你必保护他们。你必保佑他们永远脱离这世代的人。
O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
8. 下流人在世人中升高，就有恶人到处游行。
The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.