| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 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. | 1Help, LORD, for godly people no longer exist; trustworthy people have disappeared from humanity. |
| 2They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. | 2Everyone speaks lies to his neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and hidden motives. |
| 3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: | 3The LORD will cut off all slippery lips, and the tongue that boasts great things, |
| 4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? | 4those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?" |
| 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 the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it." |
| 6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. | 6The words of the LORD are pure, like silver refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over. |
| 7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. | 7You, LORD, will keep them safe, you will guard them from this generation forever. |
| 8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. | 8The wicked, however, keep walking around, exalting the vileness of human beings. |
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