Psalm 12 ~ Salmos 12

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1 H elp, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.

¡Sálvanos, Señor, pues ya no hay gente piadosa! ¡Ya no hay en este mundo gente fiel!

2 T o his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart they speak.

Unos a otros se dicen mentiras; se hablan con labios zalameros e hipócritas.

3 M ay the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongues that speak proud boasting,

Pero tú, Señor, destruirás todos esos labios; acabarás con toda lengua jactanciosa,

4 T hose who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own —who is lord and master over us?

que dice: «Con nuestra lengua venceremos. Con los labios que tenemos, ¿quién puede dominarnos?»

5 N ow will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants.

Tú, Señor, has dicho: «Tanto se oprime a los pobres, y es tanto el clamor de los humildes, que ahora voy a levantarme para acudir en su ayuda.»

6 T he words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.

Las palabras del Señor son puras. Son perfectamente puras, como la plata refinada en el crisol!

7 Y ou will keep them and preserve them, O Lord; You will guard and keep us from this generation forever.

Tú, Señor, nos protegerás; nos salvarás para siempre de esta generación,

8 T he wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

aun cuando los malvados estén al acecho y la humanidad siga exaltando la vileza.