The Pure Words of the Lord

1 A Prayer Against Liars For the director of music. By the sheminith. A song of David. Save me, Lord, because the good people are all gone. No true believers are left on earth.

2 Everyone lies to his neighbors. They say one thing and mean another.

3 The Lord will stop those lying lips. He will cut off those bragging tongues.

4 They say, “Our tongues will help us win. We can say what we wish. No one is our master.”

5 But the Lord says, “I will now rise up because the poor are being hurt. Because of the moans of the helpless, I will give them the help they want.”

6 The Lord’s words are pure. They are like silver purified by fire, like silver purified seven times over.

7 Lord, keep us safe. Always protect us from such people.

8 The wicked are all around us. Everyone loves what is wrong.