{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T15:13:43.258Z"},"reference":{"translation":"AKJV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things:"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, said the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation for ever."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 12 (AKJV)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* AKJV. https://primebible.com/akjv/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}