Psalm 12/Text/Lines/Miro/Unused
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| Text (Hebrew) | Verse | Text (CBC) |
|---|---|---|
| לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ עַֽל־הַשְּׁמִינִ֗ית מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃ | 1a | For the director. On the eight-toned scale. A psalm by David. |
| הוֹשִׁ֣יעָה יְ֭הוָה כִּי־גָמַ֣ר חָסִ֑יד | 1b | Help, YHWH! For the loyal one has disappeared; |
| כִּי־פַ֥סּוּ אֱ֝מוּנִ֗ים מִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ | 2a | for faithful ones have vanished from among humanity. |
| שָׁ֤וְא ׀ יְֽדַבְּרוּ֮ אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־רֵ֫עֵ֥הוּ | 2b | They speak falsehood, each with his neighbor; |
| שְׂפַ֥ת חֲלָק֑וֹת בְּלֵ֖ב וָלֵ֣ב יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃ | 3a | with flattering lips, with duplicity they speak. |
| יַכְרֵ֣ת יְ֭הוָה כָּל־שִׂפְתֵ֣י חֲלָק֑וֹת | 3b | May YHWH exterminate all flattering lips, |
| לָ֝שׁ֗וֹן מְדַבֶּ֥רֶת גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃ | 4a | (every) tongue speaking great things, |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר אָֽמְר֨וּ ׀ לִלְשֹׁנֵ֣נוּ נַ֭גְבִּיר | 4b | (all) who have said, “We will empower our tongues; |
| שְׂפָתֵ֣ינוּ אִתָּ֑נוּ מִ֖י אָד֣וֹן לָֽנוּ׃ | 5a | Our lips are under our control; Who is our master?” |
| מִשֹּׁ֥ד עֲנִיִּים֮ מֵאַנְקַ֪ת אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים | 5b | “Because afflicted ones are devastated, because poor ones groan, |
| עַתָּ֣ה אָ֭קוּם יֹאמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה | 6a | now I will rise up,” says YHWH. |
| אָשִׁ֥ית בְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁע יָפִ֥יחַֽ לֽוֹ׃ | 6b | “I will place in safety the one for whom someone sets traps.” |
| אִֽמֲר֣וֹת יְהוָה֮ אֲמָר֪וֹת טְהֹ֫ר֥וֹת | 7a | YHWH’s words are pure words, |
| כֶּ֣סֶף צָ֭רוּף בַּעֲלִ֣יל לָאָ֑רֶץ | 7b | silver refined in a furnace on the ground, |
| מְ֝זֻקָּ֗ק שִׁבְעָתָֽיִם׃ | 8a | purified seven times over. |
| אַתָּֽה־יְהוָ֥ה תִּשְׁמְרֵ֑ם | 8b | You, YHWH, will guard them; |
| תִּצְּרֶ֓נּוּ ׀ מִן־הַדּ֖וֹר ז֣וּ לְעוֹלָֽם׃ | 9a | You will protect him from the generation which is forever. |
| סָבִ֗יב רְשָׁעִ֥ים יִתְהַלָּכ֑וּן | 9b | Wicked ones roam around |
| כְּרֻ֥ם זֻ֝לּ֗וּת לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ | 9c | when vileness is esteemed among humanity. |