1 > Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.
2 Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.
3 May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts,
4 Who have said, \"With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?\"
5 \"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,\" says Yahweh; \"I will set him in safety from those who malign him.\"
6 The words of Yahweh are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
7 You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever.
8 The wicked walk on every side, When what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.
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Today's Verse
For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Verse Of The DayIn contrast to human deceit, David describes the words of the LORD as pure, like silver refined in a furnace and purified seven times, a standard of trustworthiness echoed in Proverbs 30:5, closing before Psalms 13.
