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Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
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Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
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May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue -
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those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us – who is lord over us?”
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“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will protect them from those who malign them.”
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And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
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You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,
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who free strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.