Berean Study Bible | International 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. | 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 a double heart. | 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. |
3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. | 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, |
4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?” | 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to 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 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 flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. | 6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. |
7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. | 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. |
8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men. | 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. |
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