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1 To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David. Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases! For the faithful disappear from among the sons of 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 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
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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 the tongue that speaks proud things,
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3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
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4 Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?"
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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 "For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the Lord; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns."
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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 The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, 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 You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation 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 prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men.
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| Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New King James Version) |
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) |
