geneva@Psalms:12:1 @ «To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.» Help, LORD; for the (note:)Who dare defend the truth and show mercy to the oppressed.(:note) godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
geneva@Psalms:12:2 @ They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] (note:)He means the flatters of the court which hurt him more with their tongues than with their weapons.(:note) flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak.
geneva@Psalms:12:3 @ The Lorde cut off all flattering lippes, and the tongue that speaketh proude things:
geneva@Psalms:12:4 @ Who have said, (note:)They think themselves able to persuade whatever they take in hand.(:note) With our tongue will we prevail; our lips [are] our own: who [is] lord over us?
geneva@Psalms:12:6 @ The wordes of the Lorde are pure wordes, as the siluer, tried in a fornace of earth, fined seuen folde.
geneva@Psalms:12:7 @ Thou shalt keep (note:)That is, yours though was only one man.(:note) them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
geneva@Psalms:12:8 @ The wicked walk on every side, (note:)For they suppress the godly and maintain the wicked.(:note) when the vilest men are exalted.