American Standard Version ASV
New International Version NIV
1 Help, Jehovah; For the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
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Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
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Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;
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May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: Who is lord over us?
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those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
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“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 The words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
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And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
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You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
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