| NET Bible | New International Version |
| 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. | 1For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race. |
| 2People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive. | 2Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts. |
| 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts! | 3May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue-- |
| 4They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?" | 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us--who is lord over us?" |
| 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." | 5"Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them." |
| 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. | 6And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times. |
| 7You, LORD, will protect them; you will continually shelter each one from these evil people, | 7You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, |
| 8for the wicked seem to be everywhere, when people promote evil. | 8who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race. |
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