1 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. upon…: or, upon the eighth Help: or, Save 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. a double…: Heb. an heart and an heart 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: proud: Heb. great 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? are…: Heb. are with us 5 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. puffeth…: or, would ensnare him 6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. them from: Heb. him, etc: that is, every one of them, etc 8 The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. men: Heb. of the sons of the men