{"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/asv/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T19:44:06.216Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ASV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great 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":"Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 12 (ASV)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ASV. https://primebible.com/asv/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}