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1 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.
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<<For the Chief Musician; upon sheminit. A Psalm of David.>> Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
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Everyone lies to his neighbor. With flattering lips, and with a double heart, do they speak.
3 May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,
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May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,
4 Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; Who is lord over us?"
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Who have said, "With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
5 "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."
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"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."
6 The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.
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The words of the LORD are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
7 You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.
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You will keep them, LORD, You will preserve them from this generation forever.
8 The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
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The wicked walk on every side, When what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.