Psalm 11

The prophet calls for God's help against the wicked.

Does this psalm differ from what you were expecting? Don't be confused. There are two systems for arranging the psalms: the Septuagint and the Masoretic. We use the Septuagint system here. In the Masoretic system, which is used in most modern Bible translations, this psalm is called Psalm 12, and the previous psalm is known as Psalm 11.

English (Douay-Rheims)

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.

Old Testament first published 1609 by the English College at Douay
New Testament first published 1582 by the English College at Rheims
Revised and Annotated 1749 by Bishop Richard Challoner
Imprimatur. +James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore, September 1, 1899

Latin (Clementine Vulgate)

1 In finem, pro octava. Psalmus David.

2 Salvum me fac, Domine, quoniam defecit sanctus,
quoniam diminutæ sunt veritates a filiis hominum.
3 Vana locuti sunt unusquisque ad proximum suum;
labia dolosa, in corde et corde locuti sunt.
4 Disperdat Dominus universa labia dolosa,
et linguam magniloquam.
5 Qui dixerunt: Linguam nostram magnificabimus;
labia nostra a nobis sunt.
Quis noster dominus est?
6 Propter miseriam inopum, et gemitum pauperum,
nunc exsurgam, dicit Dominus.
Ponam in salutari;
fiducialiter agam in eo.
7 Eloquia Domini, eloquia casta; argentum igne examinatum,
probatum terræ, purgatum septuplum.
8 Tu, Domine, servabis nos,
et custodies nos a generatione hac in æternum.
9 In circuitu impii ambulant:
secundum altitudinem tuam multiplicasti filios hominum.

Transcribed as part of the Clementine Vulgate Project
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