A Prayer Against Liars

Psalms 12:1 - 8 (ESV) Psalm 12The Faithful Have Vanished 12 To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith.[Y]Probably a musical or liturgical term A Psalm of David. 1Save, O Lord, for mIsa. 57:1; Mic. 7:2the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. 2Everyone nPs. 41:6; 144:8utters lies to his neighbor; with oPs. 5:9; Jer. 9:8; Rom. 16:18flattering lips and p1 Chr. 12:33; James 1:8a double heart they speak. 3May the Lord cut off all o[See ver. 2 above]flattering lips, the tongue that makes qDan. 7:8; Rev. 13:5; [Ps. 17:10]great boasts, 4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” 5“Because rPs. 9:12the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, sIsa. 33:10; [Ps. 82:8]I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the tSee Ps. 55:18safety for which he longs.” 6uPs. 18:30; 119:140; Prov. 30:5; [Ps. 19:8]The words of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. 7You, O Lord, will keep them; you will guard us[Z]Or guard him from this generation forever. 8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. Psalms 12:1 - 8 (ESV)