Psalm 11 (12)
For the End, concerning the eighth; a psalm by David.

Save me, O Lord, for the holy man has ceased;
The truthful are diminished from
among the sons of men.
Each one speaks useless things to his neighbor;
Deceptive lips speak with a double heart.
May the Lord destroy all deceptive
Lips
And the tongue that speaks boastful
Things,
Saying, “We will make our tongue
Powerful;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?”
“Because of the suffering of the needy,
And because of the groaning of the
Poor,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will establish them in salvation;
I will declare it boldly.”
The words of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver fired in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times.
You shall guard us, O Lord;
You shall preserve us from this
generation forever.
The ungodly walk in a circle;
In Your exaltation, You highly exalted
The sons of men.

Commentary on Psalm 11 (12)

Psalm 11 presents a contrast between the godly who live in light of Christ and the eighth day (v. 1), that is, “the coming of Christ, the resurrection from the dead and the life of the world to come” (Creed); and the ungodly, who walk in a circle (v. 9), that is, who live only within the confined vision of their seven days each week. And as the godly journey through this present world, (1) they pray for deliverance from the ungodliness around them (vv. 2, 3); (2) they ask the Lord to destroy the ungodly attitudes and behavior around them (vv. 4, 5); and (3) they groan to the Lord in the midst of their suffering (v. 6a). And because of their prayers and groaning in this way, the Lord, through His Resurrection (I will arise, v. 6), (1) boldly establishes them in salvation (v. 6); (2) purifies them in virtue with His words (v. 7); (3) guards and preserves them from the ungodly generation (v. 8); and (4) through His Ascension (exaltation, v. 9b), highly exalts His godly ones.
Psalm 11 is a regular prokeimenon in the Sunday Liturgy, and it is also changed before the Gospel reading in the marriage ceremony, as a prayer for the preservation of the union of husband and wife.

Comments
Preserve us, Lord, and hear our groaning. Help us with your pure Word. Protect us, God, and help us be the best version of ourselves we can be.