| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1To 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. | 1For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, LORD! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished. |
| 2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. | 2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. |
| 3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: | 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! |
| 4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? | 4They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?" |
| 5For 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. | 5"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the LORD. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire." |
| 6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. | 6The LORD's words are absolutely reliable. They are as untainted as silver purified in a furnace on the ground, where it is thoroughly refined. |
| 7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. | 7You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, |
| 8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. | 8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil. |
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