To the chief Musician upon Sheminith
, A Psalm
of David
. Help
, LORD
; for the godly man
ceaseth
; for the faithful
fail
from among the children
of men
.
They speak vanity
every one
with his neighbour
: with flattering
lips
and with a double
heart
do they speak
.
The LORD shall cut off
all flattering
lips
, and the tongue
that speaketh
proud
things:
Who have said, With our tongue
will we prevail
; our lips
are our own: who is lord
over us?
For the oppression of the poor
, for the sighing
of the needy
, now will I arise
, saith
the LORD
; I will set
him in safety
from him that puffeth
at him.
The words of the LORD
are pure
words
: as silver
tried
in a furnace
of earth
, purified
seven times
.
Thou shalt keep them, O LORD
, thou shalt preserve
them from this
generation
for ever
.
The wicked walk
on every side
, when the vilest
men
are exalted
.