| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. | 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. |
| 2Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. | 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. |
| 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, | 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. |
| 4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” | 4They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own--who can be our master?"" |
| 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.” | 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." |
| 6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. | 6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. |
| 7You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us from this generation forever. | 7You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever. |
| 8On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man. | 8The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race. |
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