Psalm 12

Chant Psalter

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1 Help me, Lord, for there is not one | godly • man | left ||

for the faithful are minished from a- | mong the | 3 children of | men. ||

2 They talk of vanity | every • one with his | neighbour ||

they do but flatter with their lips, and dis- | semble • in their | double | heart. ||

3 The Lord shall root out all de- | ceitful | lips ||

and the | tongue that | speaketh | proud things; ||

4 Which have said, With our | tongue will • we pre- | vail ||

we are they that | ought to • speak, | who is | lord • over us? ||

5 Now for the comfortless trouble's sake of the needy, * and because of the deep | sighing • of the | poor, ||

6 I will up, saith the Lord, * and will help every one from him that swelleth a- | gainst him, • and will | 3 set him at | rest. ||

7 The words of the | Lord are | pure words ||

even as the silver, which from the earth is tried, and | puri•fied | seven times • in the | fire. ||

8 Thou shalt | 3 keep them, O | Lord ||

thou shalt preserve him from | this • gener- | 3 ation for | ever. ||

9 The ungodly walk on | ever•y | side ||

when they are exalted, the children of | men are | put • to re- | buke. ||

Glory | be • to the | Father, ||

and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||

As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||

is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||