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

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

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

They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

3 M ay the Lord cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaks great things;

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that speaks proud things,

4 W ho have said, “With our tongue we will 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 “ 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.”

“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

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

The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times.

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

You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever.

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

The wicked prowl on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.