| International Standard Version | International Standard Version |
| 1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. | 1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. |
| 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. | 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. |
| 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, | 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, |
| 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?" | 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?" |
| 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." | 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, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. | 6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. |
| 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. | 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. |
| 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. | 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. |
The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. | The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1 Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY. |
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