Psalms
Chapter 12
1 1 For the leader; ＂upon the eighth.＂ A psalm of David.
达味诗歌，交与乐官，八度低音。
2 Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from the human race
上主，求你拯救，因为热心者已缺少，忠诚的人在人间也已绝迹不见了。
3 Those who tell lies to one another speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.
人们彼此言谈虚伪，嘴唇圆滑，口是心非。
4 May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue,
愿上主将一切欺诈的口唇除去，把大言不惭的舌头剪除！
5 Those who say, ＂By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?＂
他们扬言说：＂我们以口舌取胜；有口有唇护卫我们，谁能作我们的主人？＂
6 ＂Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise,＂ says the LORD; ＂I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.＂
＂为了贫苦者的委屈，为了穷困者的叹息，我要立刻站起──上主说：将渴望救援的人救起。＂
7 2 The promises of the LORD are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silver purified seven times.
上主的圣言是真诚的圣言，如同纯银经过七次的锻练。
8 LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this generation.
上主，恳求你护佑我们，由这一代常拯救我们。
9 On every side the wicked strut; the shameless are extolled by all.
恶人在四周往来追踪，实如令人生厌的毒虫。
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Footnotes（注解）
1 [Psalm 12] A lament. The psalmist, thrown into a world where lying and violent people persecute the just (Psalm 12:2-3), prays that the wicked be punished (Psalm 12:4-5). The prayer is not simply for vengeance but arises from a desire to see God's justice appear on earth. Psalm 12:6 preserves the word of assurance spoken by the priest to the lamenter; it is not usually transmitted in such psalms. In Psalm 12:7-8 the psalmist affirms the intention to live by the word of assurance.
2 [Psalm 13] A crucible: lit. ＂in a crucible in the ground.＂ The crucible was placed in the ground for support.