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| 1. | Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. | {For the Chief Musician; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.} Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. | For the chief music-maker on the Sheminith. A Psalm. Of David. | ||
| 2. | They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. | Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart. | Send help, Lord, for mercy has come to an end; there is no more faith among the children of men. | ||
| 3. | The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: | May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, | Everyone says false words to his neighbour: their tongues are smooth in their talk, and their hearts are full of deceit. | ||
| 4. | Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? | who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?" | The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord. | ||
| 5. | For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. | "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him." | They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us? | ||
| 6. | The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. | The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. | Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring. | ||
| 7. | Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. | You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever. | The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times. | ||
| 8. | The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. | The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. | You will keep them, O Lord, you will keep them safe from this generation for ever. | ||