NIVUK ▾Psalms ▾12 ▾Psalms 121Help, Lord , for no-one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.2Everyone lies to their neighbour; they flatter with their lips but harbour deception in their hearts.3May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue –4those who say, ‘By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us – who is lord over us?’5‘Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,’ says the Lord . ‘I will protect them from those who malign them.’6And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.7You, Lord , will keep the needy safe and will protect us for ever from the wicked,8who freely strut about when what is vile is honoured by the human race.Psalms 11Psalms 13