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The Faithful Have Vanished

To the choirmaster: according to The Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

1 Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man.^[1] (Iz 57,1; Mi 7,2) 2 Everyone utters lies to his neighbor; with flattering lips and a double heart they speak. (1 Krn 12,33; Ps 5,9; Ps 41,6; Ps 144,8; Jer 9,8; Rz 16,18; Jk 1,8)

1 Krn 12,33Ps 5,9Ps 41,6Ps 144,8Jer 9,8Rz 16,18Jk 1,8

3 May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts, (Ps 2,1; Ps 17,10; Dn 7,8; Ap 13,5)

Ps 2,1Ps 17,10Dn 7,8Ap 13,5

4 those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail, our lips are with us; who is master over us?” 5 “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.” (Ps 9,12; Ps 55,18; Ps 82,8; Iz 33,10)

Ps 9,12Ps 55,18Ps 82,8Iz 33,10

6 The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver refined in a furnace on the ground, purified seven times. (Ps 18,30; Ps 19,8; Ps 119,140; Przyp 30,5)

Ps 18,30Ps 19,8Ps 119,140Przyp 30,5

7 You, O LORD, will keep them; you will guard us^[2] from this generation forever. 8 On every side the wicked prowl, as vileness is exalted among the children of man.