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| 1 To the chief Musician. Upon Sheminith. A Psalm of David. Save, Jehovah, for the godly man is gone; for the faithful have failed from among the children of men. |
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| 2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbour: with flattering lip, with a double heart, do they speak. |
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| 3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaketh proud things, |
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| 4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail, our lips are our own: who is lord over us? |
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| 5 Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff. |
Oppression of the poor – The whole present order of things shall be reversed, for the Lord shall espouse the cause of the poor and needy. R1896:5
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| 6 The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times. |
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| 7 Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever. |
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| 8 The wicked walk about on every side, when vileness is exalted among the children of men. |
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