1 H elp, Lord! For God-like men are here no more. The faithful can no longer be seen 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 lie to each other. Their lips speak with sweet-sounding words that are not true.

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

3 M ay the Lord cut off all lips of false respect, and the tongue that speaks of great things.

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

4 T hey say, “We can win with our tongues. 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 suffering of the weak, and because of the cries of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the Lord. “I will keep him safe as he has wanted to be.”

“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. They are like silver that has been made pure seven times in a stove of earth.

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

7 O Lord, You will keep us. You will keep us safe forever from the people of this day.

You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

8 T he sinful walk on every side when bad actions are held in honor among the sons of men.

The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.