1 H elp, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be, For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.

2 T hey speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

They speak falsehood to one another; With flattering lips and with a double heart they speak.

3 J ehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things;

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

4 W ho 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?”

5 B ecause of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

6 T he words of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

The words of the Lord are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.

7 T hou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

You, O Lord, will keep them; You will preserve him from this generation forever.

8 T he wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

The wicked strut about on every side When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.