Psalm 12:3-5

Good News Translation

³ Silence those flattering tongues, O Lord!
    Close those boastful mouths that say,
⁴ “With our words we get what we want.
    We will say what we wish,
    and no one can stop us.”

⁵ “But now I will come,” says the Lord,
    “because the needy are oppressed
    and the persecuted groan in pain.
I will give them the security they long for.”