New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Help, O LORD, for the godly are fast disappearing! The faithful have vanished from the earth!
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To the Overseer, on the octave. -- A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the saintly hath failed, For the stedfast have ceased From the sons of men:
2 Neighbors lie to each other, speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.
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Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.
3 May the LORD cut off their flattering lips and silence their boastful tongues.
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Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,
4 They say, “We will lie to our hearts’ content. Our lips are our own—who can stop us?”
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Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips [are] our own; who [is] lord over us?'
5 The LORD replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”
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Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety [him who] doth breathe for it.
6 The LORD ’s promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.
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Sayings of Jehovah [are] pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.
7 Therefore, LORD, we know you will protect the oppressed, preserving them forever from this lying generation,
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Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.
8 even though the wicked strut about, and evil is praised throughout the land.
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Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!