{"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/erv/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-30T08:19:20.331Z"},"reference":{"translation":"ERV","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"For the Chief Musician; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The LORD shall 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":"For the spoiling of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety at whom they puff."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on the earth, purified seven times."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt 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 (ERV)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* ERV. https://primebible.com/erv/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-05-30)."}}