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1 Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
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1 Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men.
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2 Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
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2 Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception.
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3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
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3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
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4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?"
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4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?"
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5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
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5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
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6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
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6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
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7 O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
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7 O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever.
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8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.
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8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
