¹ To the chief Musician upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.¹ Help, Yhwh; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.²

1. upon…: or, upon the eighth.
2. Help: or, Save.

² They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.¹

1. a double…: Heb. an heart and an heart.

³ Yhwh shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:¹

1. proud: Heb. great.

⁴ Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?¹

1. are…: Heb. are with us.

⁵ For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Yhwh; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.¹

1. puffeth…: or, would ensnare him.

⁶ The words of Yhwh are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

⁷ Thou shalt keep them, O Yhwh, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.¹

1. them from: Heb. him, etc.: that is, every one of them, etc.

⁸ The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.¹

1. men: Heb. of the sons of the men.