For the music director; according to the sheminith style; 2 a psalm of David.
12:1 Deliver, Lord!
For the godly 3 have disappeared; 4
people of integrity 5 have vanished. 6
12:2 People lie to one another; 7
they flatter and deceive. 8
12:3 May the Lord cut off 9 all flattering lips,
and the tongue that boasts! 10