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The Godly Are No More

For the choirmaster. According to Sheminith.(a)12:1 Sheminithis probably a musical term; here and in 1 Chronicles 15:21 and Psalm 6:1. A Psalm of David.

Help, O LORD, for the godly are no more;

the faithful have vanished from among men.Isa 57:1; Mic 7:2

They lie to one another;

they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.Psa 28:3

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips

and every boastful tongue.Gal 5:12

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail.

We own our lips— who can be our master?”Exo 5:2; Job 21:15; Dan 3:15

“For the cause of the oppressed

and for the groaning of the needy,

I will now arise,” says the LORD.

“I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

The words of the LORD are flawless,

like silver refined in a furnace,

like gold purified sevenfold.(b)12:6 Probable reading; MT like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified sevenfold2Sa 22:31; Pro 30:5

You, O LORD, will keep us;

You will forever guard us from this generation.

The wicked wander freely,

and vileness is exalted among men.