| International Standard Version | New International Version |
| 1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. | 1For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. |
| 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. | 2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. |
| 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, | 3May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue-- |
| 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 own lips will defend us--who is lord 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 plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them." |
| 6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. | 6And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. |
| 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. | 7You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, |
| 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. | 8who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race. |
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