12:1 达味诗歌，交与乐官，八度低音。
For the leader; "upon the eighth." A psalm of David.I 12:2 上主，求你拯救，因为热心者已缺少，忠诚的人在人间也已绝迹不见了。
Help, LORD, for no one loyal remains; the faithful have vanished from thehuman race 12:3 人们彼此言谈虚伪，嘴唇圆滑，口是心非。
Those who tell lies to one another speak with deceiving lips and a doubleheart.II 12:4 愿上主将一切欺诈的口唇除去，把大言不惭的舌头剪除！
May the LORD cut off all deceiving lips, and every boastful tongue, 12:5 他们扬言说：「我们以口舌取胜；有口有唇护卫我们，谁能作我们的主人？」
Those who say, "By our tongues we prevail; when our lips speak, who can lordit over us?"III 12:6 「为了贫苦者的委屈，为了穷困者的叹息，我要立刻站起──上主说：将渴望救援的人救起。」
"Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan, I will now arise," says theLORD; "I will grant safety to whoever longs for it."IV 12:7 上主的圣言是真诚的圣言，如同纯银经过七次的锻练。
The promises of the LORD are sure, silver refined in a crucible, silverpurified seven times. 12:8 上主，恳求你护佑我们，由这一代常拯救我们。
LORD, protect us always; preserve us from this generation. 12:9 恶人在四周往来追踪，实如令人生厌的毒虫。
On every side the wicked strut; the shameless are extolled by all.