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1. Help, Lord! For God-like men are here no more. The faithful can no longer be seen among the sons of men.
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1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Sheminith H8067 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . Help H3467 , LORD H3068 ; for H3588 the godly man H2623 ceaseth H1584 ; for H3588 the faithful H539 fail H6461 from among the children H4480 H1121 of men H120 .
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2. They lie to each other. Their lips speak with sweet-sounding words that are not true.
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2. They speak H1696 vanity H7723 every one H376 with H854 his neighbor H7453 : with flattering H2513 lips H8193 and with a double heart H3820 H3820 do they speak H1696 .
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3. May the Lord cut off all lips of false respect, and the tongue that speaks of great things.
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3. The LORD H3068 shall cut off H3772 all H3605 flattering H2513 lips H8193 , and the tongue H3956 that speaketh H1696 proud things H1419 :
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4. They say, "We can win with our tongues. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
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4. Who H834 have said H559 , With our tongue H3956 will we prevail H1396 ; our lips H8193 are our own: who H4310 is lord H113 over us?
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5. "Because of the suffering of the weak, and because of the cries of the poor, I will now rise up," says the Lord. "I will keep him safe as he has wanted to be."
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5. For the oppression H4480 H7701 of the poor H6041 , for the sighing H4480 H603 of the needy H34 , now H6258 will I arise H6965 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; I will set H7896 him in safety H3468 from him that puffeth H6315 at him.
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6. The words of the Lord are pure words. They are like silver that has been made pure seven times in a stove of earth.
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6. The words H565 of the LORD H3068 are pure H2889 words H565 : as silver H3701 tried H6884 in a furnace H5948 of earth H776 , purified H2212 seven H7659 times.
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7. O Lord, You will keep us. You will keep us safe forever from the people of this day.
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7. Thou H859 shalt keep H8104 them , O LORD H3068 , thou shalt preserve H5341 them from H4480 this H2098 generation H1755 forever H5769 .
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8. The sinful walk on every side when bad actions are held in honor among the sons of men.
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8. The wicked H7563 walk H1980 on every side H5439 , when the vilest H2149 men H120 are exalted H7311 .
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