Verse 5
Psalms 12:5
World English Bible
5
“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.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמְר֨וּ לִ/לְשֹׁנֵ֣/נוּ נַ֭גְבִּיר שְׂפָתֵ֣י/נוּ אִתָּ֑/נוּ מִ֖י אָד֣וֹן לָֽ/נוּ
English Translation
Which they said to our tongue, "Who is our lord?"
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases.
For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
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2
Everyone lies to his neighbor.
They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
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3
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips,
and the tongue that boasts,
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4
who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail.
Our lips are our own.
Who is lord over us?”
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5
“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise,”...
6
Yahweh’s words are flawless words,
as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
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7
You will keep them, Yahweh.
You will preserve them from this generation forever.
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8
The wicked walk on every side,
when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
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Verse Information
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- Psalms
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- Chapter 12 (8 verses)
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- World English Bible