1 For the Chief Musician ; set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, Jehovah ; for the godly man ceaseth ; For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor : With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.
3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, The tongue that speaketh great things ;
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail ; Our lips are our own : who is lord over us ?
5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah ; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
6 The words of Jehovah are pure words ; As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, Purified seven times.
7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.