| Berean Study Bible | English Standard Version |
| 1For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. | 1Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. |
| 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. | 2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. |
| 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. | 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, |
| 4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?” | 4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” |
| 5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.” | 5“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” |
| 6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. | 6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. |
| 7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. | 7You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever. |
| 8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men. | 8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. |
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