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Psalm 12 [Douay 11]
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Psalm 12 in modern numbering
1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
4 who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”
5 “Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
6 The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
7 You will keep them, LORD. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
1 Unto the end: for the octave, a psalm for David.
2 Save me, O Lord, for there is now no saint: truths are decayed from among the children of men.
3 They have spoken vain things, every one to his neighbour: with deceitful lips, and with a double heart have they spoken.
4 May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.
5 Who have said: We will magnify our tongue: our lips are our own: who is Lord over us?
6 By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.
7 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried by the fire, purged from the earth, refined seven times.
8 Thou, O Lord, wilt preserve us: and keep us from this generation for ever.
9 The wicked walk round about: according to thy highness, thou hast multiplied the children of men.
This chapter in the Catechism and the early Church
Where the Catechism of the Catholic Church cites these verses (from its footnotes on vatican.va), and where the earliest Church Fathers quote them (Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1, public domain). Short quotes only; follow the links for the full text. The Catechism uses modern verse numbers and psalm numbers (one higher than Douay-Rheims for most psalms), so these are listed by chapter.
- Psalm 12:3 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XV. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 12:4 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XV. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1
- Psalm 12:5 in modern Bibles
Read the Fathers
“For the oppression of the poor, and for the sighing of the needy, will I now arise, saith the Lord: I will place him in safety; I will deal confidently with him.”
Quoted in First Letter to the Corinthians, St. Clement of Rome (c. AD 96), Chapter XV. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1