Psalm 12
1 Help, Lord; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
1 Help me, Lord, for there is not one | godly • man | left; ||
for the faithful are minished from a- | mong the | 3 children of | men. ||
2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
2 They talk of vanity | every • one with his | neighbour; ||
they do but flatter with their lips, and dis- | semble • in their | double | heart. ||
3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
3 The Lord shall root out all de- | ceitful | lips, ||
and the | tongue that | speaketh | proud things; ||
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
4 Which have said, With our | tongue will • we pre- | vail; ||
we are they that | ought to • speak; | who is | lord • over us? ||
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
5 Now, for the comfortless troubles' sake of the needy, * and because of the deep | sighing • of the | poor, ||
6 I will up, saith the Lord; * and will help every one from him that swelleth a- | gainst him, • and will | 3 set him at | rest. ||
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
7 The words of the | Lord are | pure words; ||
even as the silver which from the earth is tried, and | puri•fied | seven times • in the | fire. ||
8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
8 Thou shalt | 3 keep them, O | Lord; ||
thou shalt preserve them from | this • gener- | 3 ation for | ever. ||
9 The ungodly walk on | ever•y | side: ||
when they are exalted, the children of | men are | put • to re- | buke. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).