1Help, Lord; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

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Jeremiah 5:1, Jeremiah 5:1, Isaiah 57:1, Isaiah 57:1, Matthew 24:12

2Everyone lies to his neighbor. They speak with flattering lips, and with a double heart.

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Romans 16:18, Romans 16:18, Jeremiah 9:8, Jeremiah 9:8, Psalms 41:6

3May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

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Proverbs 18:21, Proverbs 18:21, Daniel 7:8, Revelation 13:5, Daniel 7:8

4who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"

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James 3:5, James 3:6, James 3:5, James 3:6, Job 21:14

5"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the Lord; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

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Psalms 34:6, Psalms 34:6, Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 14:31, James 5:4

6The words of the Lord are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.

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Proverbs 30:5, Proverbs 30:5, Psalms 18:30, Psalms 18:30, 2 Samuel 22:31

7You will keep them, Lord. You will preserve them from this generation forever.

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1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Peter 1:5, Psalms 145:20, Psalms 121:8

8The wicked walk on every side, when what is vile is exalted among the sons of men.

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Psalms 55:10, Psalms 55:11, Psalms 55:10, Psalms 55:11, Mark 14:63