Psalms 12:1-5
Psalms 12:1
Help, Lord, for the godly person has come to an end, For the faithful have disappeared from the sons of mankind.
Psalms 12:2
They speak lies to one another; They speak with flattering lips and a double heart.
Psalms 12:3
May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;
Psalms 12:4
Who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
Psalms 12:5
“Because of the devastation of the poor, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will put him in the safety for which he longs.”