1 Help, LORD, for the good are all gone, 2One lies to another, speaking empty lies, 3May the LORD cut off all the flattering lips, 4they declare, “Our tongue is our strength, 5“The poor are despoiled, and the needy are sighing; 6The words of the LORD are words that are pure, 7You will keep us, LORD, 8in a world where the wicked prowl,