For the director of music. According to
sheminith.
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A psalm of David.
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 theLordsilence 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 theLord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
6 And the words of theLordare flawless,
like silver purified in a crucible,
# like goldrefined 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.
—https://d1b84921e69nmq.cloudfront.net/3/32k/PSA/12-3154996c5de3be8f476708de2b31e095.mp3?version_id=111—