{"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/dbt/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-26T22:53:20.563Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DBT","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"{To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David.} Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh 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":"Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 12 (DBT)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DBT. https://primebible.com/dbt/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-05-26)."}}