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12 Til sangmesteren, efter Sjeminit[a]; en salme av David.

Frels, Herre! for de fromme er borte, de trofaste er forsvunnet blandt menneskenes barn.

Løgn taler de, hver med sin næste, med falske leber; med tvesinnet hjerte taler de.

Herren utrydde alle falske leber, den tunge som taler store ord,

dem som sier: Ved vår tunge skal vi få overhånd, våre leber er med oss, hvem er herre over oss?

For de elendiges ødeleggelses skyld, for de fattiges sukks skyld vil jeg nu reise mig, sier Herren; jeg vil gi dem frelse som stunder efter den.

Herrens ord er rene ord, likesom sølv som er renset i en smeltedigel i jorden, syv ganger renset.

Du, Herre, vil bevare dem, du vil vokte dem for denne slekt evindelig.

Rundt omkring svermer de ugudelige, når skarn er ophøiet blandt menneskenes barn.

Footnotes

  1. Salmenes 12:1 SLM 6, 1.
'Salmenes 12 ' not found for the version: En Levende Bok.

Psalm 12[a]

For the director of music. According to sheminith.[b] A psalm of David.

Help, Lord, for no one is faithful anymore;(A)
    those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
Everyone lies(B) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(C)

May the Lord silence all flattering lips(D)
    and every boastful tongue—(E)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(F)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

“Because the poor are plundered(G) and the needy groan,(H)
    I will now arise,(I)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(J) from those who malign them.”
And the words of the Lord are flawless,(K)
    like silver purified(L) in a crucible,(M)
    like gold[c] refined seven times.

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

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:1 In Hebrew texts 12:1-8 is numbered 12:2-9.
  2. Psalm 12:1 Title: Probably a musical term
  3. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth