[Magdalen] Salvum me fac

[Scott Knitter]

Psalm 12
Salvum me fac

1 Help me, Lord, for there is no godly one left; *
     the faithful have vanished from among us.

2 Everyone speaks falsely with his neighbor; *
     with a smooth tongue they speak from a double heart.

3 Oh, that the Lord would cut off all smooth tongues, *
     and close the lips that utter proud boasts!

4 Those who say, “With our tongue will we prevail; *
     our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”

5 “Because the needy are oppressed, and the poor cry out in misery, *
     I will rise up,” says the Lord, “and give them the help they long for.”

6 The words of the Lord are pure words, *
     like silver refined from ore and purified seven times in the fire.

7 O Lord, watch over us *
     and save us from this generation for ever.

8 The wicked prowl on every side, *
     and that which is worthless is highly prized by everyone.

-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA