Psalms 12

1 For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.

1 耶和华啊，求你救助！ 因为敬虔的人已经绝迹， 忠信的人在世间消失了。

2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

2 人们彼此说谎， 花言巧语，口是心非。

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

3 愿耶和华铲除一切花言巧语和狂妄自夸的人。

4 They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

4 他们说：“我们必靠舌头制胜， 嘴唇是我们自己的， 谁管得着我们？”

5 “For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

5 耶和华说：“因为困苦人受欺压， 贫穷人痛苦哀叹， 我要挺身保护他们， 遂其所愿。”

6 The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.

6 耶和华的言语纯全， 就像在炉中炼过七次的银子。

7 You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation.

7 耶和华啊，你必保护贫苦人， 永远不容恶人侵害我们。

8 The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men.

8 众人若抑善扬恶， 恶人必横行无忌。