1 H elp, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth; For the faithful fail from among the children 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 hey speak falsehood every one with his neighbor: With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

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

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

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

4 W ho have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips our own; who 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 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 of Jehovah are pure words; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.

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

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

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

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

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