Holman Christian Standard Bible CSB
New International Version NIV
1 Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race.
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Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
2 They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.
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Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.
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May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
4 They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own-who can be our master?"
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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 afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the Lord. "I will put in a safe place the one who longs for it."
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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 the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, 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 You, Lord, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever.
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You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
8 The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race.
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who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
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