Common English Bible CEB
New Revised Standard NRS
1 Help, LORD, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race!
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Help, O Lord, for there is no longer anyone who is godly; the faithful have disappeared from humankind.
2 Everyone tells lies to everyone else; they talk with slick speech and divided hearts.
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They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 Let the LORD cut off all slick-talking lips and every tongue that brags and brags,
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May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
4 that says, "We're unbeatable with our tongues! Who could get the best of us with lips like ours?"
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those who say, "With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?"
5 But the LORD says, "Because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy, I'm now standing up. I will provide the help they are gasping for."
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"Because the poor are despoiled, because the needy groan, I will now rise up," says the Lord; "I will place them in the safety for which they long."
6 The LORD's promises are pure, like silver that's been refined in an oven, purified seven times over!
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The promises of the Lord are promises that are pure, silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times.
7 You, LORD, will keep us, protecting us from this generation forever.
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You, O Lord, will protect us; you will guard us from this generation forever.
8 The wicked roam all over the place, while depravity is praised by human beings.
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On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among humankind.