Psalm 12:1-Psalm 13:1 - Oppression By The Wicked

¹ For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
² They lie to one another;
they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
³ May the Lord cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
⁴ They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”

⁵ “Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

⁶ The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will guard us;
You will protect us from this generation forever.
⁸ The wicked wander everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.

¹ For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, how long will You forget me?
Forever?
How long will You hide Your face from me?