Psalm 12:1-8 NET

[1] Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished. [2] People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. [3] May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! [4] They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?" [5] "Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the LORD. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire." [6] The LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. [7] You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, [8] for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil.