1 Socorro, Senhor! Porque já não há homens piedosos;

desaparecem os fiéis entre os filhos dos homens.

2 Falam com falsidade uns aos outros,

falam com lábios bajuladores e coração fingido.

3 Corte o Senhor todos os lábios bajuladores,

a língua que fala soberbamente,

4 pois dizem: Com a língua prevaleceremos,

os lábios são nossos; quem é senhor sobre nós?

5 Por causa da opressão dos pobres e do gemido dos necessitados,

eu me levantarei agora, diz o Senhor;

e porei a salvo a quem por isso suspira.

6 As palavras do Senhor são palavras puras,

prata refinada em cadinho de barro,

depurada sete vezes.

7 Sim, Senhor, tu nos guardarás;

desta geração nos livrarás para sempre.

8 Por todos os lugares andam os perversos,

quando entre os filhos dos homens a vileza é exaltada.

1 Help, Jehovah; for the godly man ceaseth;

For the faithful fail from among the children of men.

2 They speak falsehood every one with his neighbor:

With flattering lip, and with a double heart, do they speak.

3 Jehovah will cut off all flattering lips,

The tongue that speaketh great things;

4 Who 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, because of the sighing of the needy,

Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;

I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

6 The words of Jehovah are pure words;

As silver tried in a furnace on the earth,

Purified seven times.

7 Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah,

Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

8 The wicked walk on every side,

When vileness is exalted among the sons of men.

1 Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.

2 Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

3 May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue —

4 those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us —who is lord over us?"

5 "Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."

6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold "refined seven times.

7 You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked,

8 who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.