1 H elp, Lord! For principled and godly people are here no more; faithfulness and the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.

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 T o his neighbor each one speaks words without use or worth or truth; with flattering lips and double heart they speak.

Vanity they speak each with his neighbour, Lip of flattery! With heart and heart they speak.

3 M ay the Lord cut off all flattering lips and the tongues that speak proud boasting,

Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

4 T hose who say, With our tongues we prevail; our lips are our own —who is lord and master over us?

Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips our own; who lord over us?'

5 N ow will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants.

Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety doth breathe for it.

6 T he words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.

Sayings of Jehovah pure sayings; Silver tried in a furnace of earth refined sevenfold.

7 Y ou will keep them and preserve them, O Lord; You will guard and keep us from this generation forever.

Thou, O Jehovah, dost preserve them, Thou keepest us from this generation to the age.

8 T he wicked walk or prowl about on every side, as vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

Around the wicked walk continually, According as vileness is exalted by sons of men!