[1] Help, O LORD,
for there is no longer anyone who is godly;
the
faithful have disappeared from humankind.
[2] They utter
lies to each other;
with
flattering lips and a double heart they speak.
[3] May the LORD
cut off all flattering lips,
the
tongue that makes great boasts,
[4] those who
say, "With our tongues we will prevail;
our lips
are our own -- who is our master?"
[5] "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] The promises
of the LORD are promises that are pure,
silver
refined in a furnace on the ground,
purified
seven times.
[7] You, O LORD,
will protect us;
you will
guard us from this generation forever.
[8] On every side
the wicked prowl,
as
vileness is exalted among humankind.
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