1. For the leader; “upon the eighth.” A psalm of David.
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.
9. On every side the wicked roam;the shameless are extolled by the children of men.