To the Chief Musician. On an eight-stringed harp. A Psalm of David.
- Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases!
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men. - They speak idly everyone with his neighbour;
With flattering lips and a double heart they speak. - May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
And the tongue that speaks proud thing, - Who have said,
“With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are our own;
Who is lord over us?” - “For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.” - The words of the Lord are pure words,
Like silver tried in a furnace of earth,
Purified seven times. - You shall keep them, O Lord,
You shall preserve them from this generation forever. - The wicked prowl on every side,
When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.
Thank-you, Lord, that you protect Your own even amidst the fiery times of persecution!
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