Psalms 12

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12:1
לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־הַשְּׁמִינִית מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד׃
For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
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12:2
הוֹשִׁיעָה יְהוָה כִּי־גָמַר חָסִיד כִּי־פַסּוּ אֱמוּנִים מִבְּנֵי אָדָם׃
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
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12:3
שָׁוְא יְדַבְּרוּ אִישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ שְׂפַת חֲלָקוֹת בְּלֵב וָלֵב יְדַבֵּרוּ׃
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
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12:4
יַכְרֵת יְהוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵי חֲלָקוֹת לָשׁוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת גְּדֹלוֹת׃
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh proud things!
12:5
אֲשֶׁר אָמְרוּ לִלְשֹׁנֵנוּ נַגְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵינוּ אִתָּנוּ מִי אָדוֹן לָנוּ׃
Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; Our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'
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12:6
מִשֹּׁד עֲנִיִּים מֵאַנְקַת אֶבְיוֹנִים עַתָּה אָקוּם יֹאמַר יְהוָה אָשִׁית בְּיֵשַׁע יָפִיחַ לוֹ׃
'For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise', saith the LORD; 'I will set him in safety at whom they puff.' .
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12:7
אִמֲרוֹת יְהוָה אֲמָרוֹת טְהֹרוֹת כֶּסֶף צָרוּף בַּעֲלִיל לָאָרֶץ מְזֻקָּק שִׁבְעָתָיִם׃
The words of the LORD are pure words, As silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
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12:8
אַתָּה־יְהוָה תִּשְׁמְרֵם תִּצְּרֶנּוּ מִן־הַדּוֹר זוּ לְעוֹלָם׃
Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
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12:9
סָבִיב רְשָׁעִים יִתְהַלָּכוּן כְּרֻם זֻלּוּת לִבְנֵי אָדָם׃
The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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Rashi on Psalms 12:7

<b>The sayings of the Lord are pure sayings</b> for He has the ability to fulfill them, but the sayings of the sons of men are not sayings when they die and are unable to fulfill [them].<br><br><b>pure</b> Clear and permanent. Whatever He promises He...

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