2 Help, Lord, for no one loyal remains;the faithful have vanished from the children of men.
3 They tell lies to one another,speak with deceiving lips and a double heart.
4 May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips,and every boastful tongue,
5 Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”
6 “Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan,I will now arise,” says the Lord;“I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”
7 The promises of the Lord are sure,silver refined in a crucible,silver purified seven times.
8 You, O Lord, protect us always;preserve us from this generation.