The Complete Jewish Bible CJB
New King James Version NKJV
1 For the leader. On sh'minit [low-pitched musical instruments?]. A psalm of David: Help, ADONAI! For no one godly is left; the faithful have vanished from humankind.
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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.
2 They all tell lies to each other, flattering with their lips, but speaking from divided hearts.
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They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May ADONAI cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks so proudly,
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May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
4 those who say, "By our tongues, we will prevail; our lips are with us. Who can master us?"
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Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?"
5 "Because the poor are oppressed, because the needy are groaning, I will now rise up," says ADONAI, "and grant security to those whom they scorn."
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"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."
6 The words of ADONAI are pure words, silver in a melting-pot set in the earth, refined and purified seven times over.
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The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
7 You, ADONAI, protect us; guard us forever from this generation
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You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.
8 the wicked strut about everywhere when vileness is held in general esteem.
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The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.