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1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished 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 lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
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They utter lies to each other; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—
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May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,
4 those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
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those who say, "With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?"
5 “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.”
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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 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
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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 the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
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You, O Lord, will protect us; you will guard us from this generation forever.
8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
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On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among humankind.
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