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For the director of music. According to sheminith . A psalm of David.

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1 Help, LORD , for the godly are no more;
the faithful have vanished from among men.

² Everyone lies to his neighbor;
their flattering lips speak with deception.

³ May the LORD cut off all flattering lips
and every boastful tongue

⁴ that says, "We will triumph with our tongues;
we own our lips -who is our master?"

⁵ "Because of the oppression of the weak
and the groaning of the needy,
I will now arise," says the LORD .
"I will protect them from those who malign them."

⁶ And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.

⁷ O LORD , you will keep us safe
and protect us from such people forever.

⁸ The wicked freely strut about
when what is vile is honored among men.