1 Help, Lord! Those who do what is right are gone. Those who are faithful have disappeared from the earth.
2 Everyone tells lies to his neighbors. With his lips he praises others, but he doesn't really mean it.
3 May the Lord cut off all lips that don't mean what they say. May he cut out every tongue that brags.
4 They say, "We will win the battle with our tongues. Our lips belong to us. No one else is in charge of 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."