{"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/drb/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T16:48:32.730Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Unto the end; for the octave, a psalm for David. Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They have spoken vain things every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Who have said: We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own; who is Lord over us? "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I win set him in safety; I will deal confidently in his regard. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth refined seven times. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us.: and keep us from this generation for ever. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou best multiplied the children of men. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 12 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}