| Holman Christian Standard Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. | 1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. |
| 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. | 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. |
| 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. | 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, |
| 4They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own--who can be our master?"" | 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?" |
| 5Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the LORD." I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place." | 5"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it." |
| 6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. | 6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. |
| 7You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever. | 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. |
| 8The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race. | 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. |
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