Psalms 12 תְּהִלִּים
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃
lamnatzeach al-hasheminit mizmor ledavid
For the Leader; on the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
2הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
hoshi'a ADONAI ki-gamar chasid ki-fassu emunim mibbene adam
Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
3שָׁ֤וְא ׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮ אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־רֵ֫עֵ֥הוּ שְׂפַ֥ת חֲלָק֑וֹת בְּלֵ֖ב וָלֵ֣ב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
shav yedabberu ish et-re'ehu sefat chalakot belev valev yedabberu
They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour; With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
4יַכְרֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲלָק֑וֹת לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃
yakhret ADONAI kal-sifte chalakot lashon medabberet gedolot
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh proud things!
5אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ נַ֭גְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ מִ֖י אָד֣וֹן לָֽנוּ׃
asher amru lilshonenu nagbir sefatenu ittanu mi adon lanu
Who have said: 'Our tongue will we make mighty; Our lips are with us: who is lord over us?'
6מִשֹּׁ֥ד עֲנִיִּים֮ מֵאַנְקַ֪ת אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים עַתָּ֣ה אָ֭קוּם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה אָשִׁ֥ית בְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁע יָפִ֥יחַֽ לֽוֹ׃
mishod aniyyim me'ankat evyonim atta akum yomar ADONAI ashit beyesha' yafiach lo
'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.' .
7אִֽמֲר֣וֹת יְהוָה֮ אֲמָר֪וֹת טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף בַּעֲלִ֣יל לָאָ֑רֶץ מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃
imarot ADONAI amarot tehorot kesef tzaruf ba'alil la'aretz mezukkak shiv'atayim
The words of the LORD are pure words, As silver tried in a crucible on the earth, refined seven times.
8אַתָּֽה־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀ מִן־הַדּ֖וֹר ז֣וּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃
atta-ADONAI tishmerem titzerennu min-haddor zu le'olam
Thou wilt keep them, O LORD; Thou wilt preserve us from this generation for ever.
9סָבִ֗יב רְשָׁעִ֥ים יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן כְּרֻ֥ם זֻ֝לּ֗וּת לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃
saviv resha'im yithallakhun kerum zullut livne adam
The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.