| Berean Study Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. | 1For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm. Help, LORD, for no faithful one remains; the loyal have disappeared from the human race. |
| 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. | 2They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts. |
| 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. | 3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully. |
| 4They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?” | 4They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own--who can be our master?"" |
| 5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.” | 5Because of the oppression of the afflicted and the groaning of the poor, I will now rise up," says the LORD." I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place." |
| 6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold. | 6The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times. |
| 7You, O LORD, will keep us; You will forever guard us from this generation. | 7You, LORD, will guard us; You will protect us from this generation forever. |
| 8The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men. | 8The wicked wander everywhere, and what is worthless is exalted by the human race. |
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