{"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/web/psalms/12","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:58:56.058Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":12,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":11,"nextChapter":13,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":8},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,"},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"who have said, |With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?|"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"|Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,| says Yahweh; |I will set him in safety from those who malign him.|"},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 12 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 12](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/12)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/12 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}