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

Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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

Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

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

May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

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.”

“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

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

Yahweh’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

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

You will keep them, Yahweh. You will 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 walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.