PSALM 1912

Prayer against Evil Tongues

1 For the leader; "upon the eighth." A psalm of David.

2 Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains;
the faithful have vanished from the human race

3 Those who tell lies to one another speak
with deceiving lips and a double heart.

4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips,
and every boastful tongue,

5 Those who say, "By our tongues we prevail;
when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?"

6 "Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan,
I will now arise," says the LORD;
"I will grant safety to whoever longs for it."

7 The promises of the LORD are sure,
silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.

9 On every side the wicked strut; the shameless are extolled by all.