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1. ¶ SAVE, O LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for faith hath disappeared from the earth.
2. Men speak vanity, every one with his neighbour; with flattering lips, and with a double heart do they speak.
3. The LORD shall destroy all flattering lips and tongues that speak proud things.
4. For they have said, With our tongue will we prevail: our lips are our own; who is lord over us?
5. Because of the oppression of the poor and the groans of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; and I will bring salvation openly.
6. The words of the LORD are pure words; as silver tried in a furnace on earth, they are purified seven times.
7. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD; thou shalt preserve me and save me from this generation for ever.
8. For the wicked walk everywhere with contemptible pride like the children of Edom.