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¹ Help, Lord, for ^(a)the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
² They ^(b)speak ^[b]falsehood to one another;
With ^(c)flattering ^[c]lips and with a double heart they speak.
³ May the Lord cut off all flattering lips,
The tongue that ^(d)speaks great things;
⁴ Who ^(e)have said, "With our tongue we will prevail;
Our lips are ^[d]our own; who is lord over us?"
⁵ "Because of the ^(f)devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now ^(g)I will arise," says the Lord; "I will ^(h)set him in the safety for which he longs."

⁶ The ⁽ⁱ⁾words of the Lord are pure words;
As silver ^(j)tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
⁷ You, O Lord, will keep them;
You will ^(k)preserve him from this generation forever.
⁸ The ^(l)wicked strut about on every side
When ^[e](m)vileness is exalted among the sons of men.