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God, a Helper against the Treacherous.

¹ Save and help and rescue, LORD, for ^(C1)godly people cease to be,
For the faithful vanish from among the sons of men.

² They ^(C1)speak deceitful and worthless words to one another;
With ^(C2)flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that ^(C1)speaks great things in boasting;

⁴ Who ^(C1)have said, "With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own; who is lord and master over us?"

⁵ "Because of the ^(C1)devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now ^(C2)I will arise," says the LORD; "I will ^(C3)place him in the safety for which he longs."

⁶ The ^(C1)words and promises of the LORD are pure words,
Like silver ^(C2)refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times.

⁷ You, O LORD, will ^(C1)preserve and keep them;
You will protect him from this evil generation forever.

⁸ The ^(C1)wicked strut about in pompous self-importance on every side,
As ^(C2)vileness is exalted and baseness is prized among the sons of men.