You, Lord, will guard us;[a]
You will protect us[b] from this generation forever.(A)
The wicked wander[c] everywhere,
and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
  2. Psalm 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him
  3. Psalm 12:8 Lit walk about

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(A)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(B)
who freely strut(C) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

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