|
|
|
|
1. For the director of music. For sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, Lord! Those who do what is right are gone. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the earth.
|
1. To the chief Musician H5329 upon H5921 Sheminith H8067 , A Psalm H4210 of David H1732 . Help H3467 , LORD H3068 ; for H3588 the godly man H2623 ceaseth H1584 ; for H3588 the faithful H539 fail H6461 from among the children H4480 H1121 of men H120 .
|
|
2. Everyone tells lies to his neighbors. With his lips he praises others, but he doesn't really mean it.
|
2. They speak H1696 vanity H7723 every one H376 with H854 his neighbor H7453 : with flattering H2513 lips H8193 and with a double heart H3820 H3820 do they speak H1696 .
|
|
3. May the Lord cut off all lips that don't mean what they say. May he cut out every tongue that brags.
|
3. The LORD H3068 shall cut off H3772 all H3605 flattering H2513 lips H8193 , and the tongue H3956 that speaketh H1696 proud things H1419 :
|
|
4. They say, "We will win the battle with our tongues. Our lips belong to us. No one else is in charge of us."
|
4. Who H834 have said H559 , With our tongue H3956 will we prevail H1396 ; our lips H8193 are our own: who H4310 is lord H113 over us?
|
|
5. The Lord says, "The weak are beaten down. Those who are in need groan. So I will stand up to help them. I will keep them safe from those who tell lies about them."
|
5. For the oppression H4480 H7701 of the poor H6041 , for the sighing H4480 H603 of the needy H34 , now H6258 will I arise H6965 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; I will set H7896 him in safety H3468 from him that puffeth H6315 at him.
|
|
6. The words of the Lord are perfect. They are like silver made pure in a clay furnace. They are like silver made pure seven times over.
|
6. The words H565 of the LORD H3068 are pure H2889 words H565 : as silver H3701 tried H6884 in a furnace H5948 of earth H776 , purified H2212 seven H7659 times.
|
|
7. Lord, you will keep us safe. You will always keep sinners from hurting us.
|
7. Thou H859 shalt keep H8104 them , O LORD H3068 , thou shalt preserve H5341 them from H4480 this H2098 generation H1755 forever H5769 .
|
|
8. Proud and sinful people walk around openly when the evil they do is praised by others.
|
8. The wicked H7563 walk H1980 on every side H5439 , when the vilest H2149 men H120 are exalted H7311 .
|