Psalm 6
Domine, ne in furore
1
Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger; *
do not punish me in your wrath.
2
Have pity on me, Lord, for I am weak; *
heal me, Lord, for my bones are racked.
3
My spirit shakes with terror; *
how long, O Lord, how long?
4
Turn, O Lord, and deliver me; *
save me for your mercy’s sake.
5
For in death no one remembers you; *
and who will give you thanks in the grave?
6
I grow weary because of my groaning; *
every night I drench my bed
and flood my couch with tears.
7
My eyes are wasted with grief *
and worn away because of all my enemies.
8
Depart from me, all evildoers, *
for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9
The Lord has heard my supplication; *
the Lord accepts my prayer.
10
All my enemies shall be confounded and quake with fear; *
they shall turn back and suddenly be put to shame.
Psalm 12
Salvum me fac
1
Help me, Lord, for there is no godly one left; *
the faithful have vanished from among us.
2
Everyone speaks falsely with his neighbor; *
with a smooth tongue they speak from a double heart.
3
Oh, that the Lord would cut off all smooth tongues, *
and close the lips that utter proud boasts!
4
Those who say, “With our tongue will we prevail; *
our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
5
“Because the needy are oppressed,
and the poor cry out in misery, *
I will rise up,” says the Lord,
“and give them the help they long for.”
6
The words of the Lord are pure words, *
like silver refined from ore
and purified seven times in the fire.
7
O Lord, watch over us *
and save us from this generation for ever.
8
The wicked prowl on every side, *
and that which is worthless is highly prized by everyone.