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1. css="font-style:italic">For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. - Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for Gr. truths are become rare truth is diminished from among the children of men.
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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 .
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2. Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart.
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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 .
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3. Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words:
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3. The LORD H3068 shall cut off H3772 all H3605 flattering H2513 lips H8193 , and the tongue H3956 that speaketh H1696 proud things H1419 :
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4. who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
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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?
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5. Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly.
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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.
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6. The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in a Gr. the earth furnace of earth, purified seven times.
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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.
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7. Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever.
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7. Thou H859 shalt keep H8104 them , O LORD H3068 , thou shalt preserve H5341 them from H4480 this H2098 generation H1755 forever H5769 .
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8. The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly exalted the sons of men.
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8. The wicked H7563 walk H1980 on every side H5439 , when the vilest H2149 men H120 are exalted H7311 .
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