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Salvum me facBCP p. 5971Help me, Lord, for there is no godly one left; *the faithful have vanished from among us.
2Everyone speaks falsely with his neighbor; *with a smooth tongue they speak from a double heart.
3Oh, that the Lord would cut off all smooth tongues, *and close the lips that utter proud boasts!
4Those who say, “With our tongue will we prevail; *our lips are our own; who is lord over us?”
5“Because the needy are oppressed, and the poor cry out in misery, *I will rise up,” says the Lord, “and give them the help they long for.”
6The words of the Lord are pure words, *like silver refined from ore and purified seven times in the fire.
7O Lord, watch over us *and save us from this generation for ever.
8The wicked prowl on every side, *and that which is worthless is highly prized by everyone.