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 耶和華啊，求你幫助，因虔誠人斷絕了； 世人中間的忠信人沒有了。

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

2 人人向鄰舍說謊； 他們說話，是嘴唇油滑，心口不一。

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

3 凡油滑的嘴唇和誇大的舌頭， 耶和華必要剪除。

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

4 他們曾說：我們必能以舌頭得勝； 我們的嘴唇是我們自己的， 誰能作我們的主呢？

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 耶和華說：因為困苦人的冤屈 和貧窮人的歎息， 我現在要起來， 把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地。

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

6 耶和華的言語是純淨的言語， 如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次。

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

7 耶和華啊，你必保護他們； 你必保佑他們永遠脫離這世代的人。

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

8 下流人在世人中升高， 就有惡人到處遊行。