| 1 | Help, Yahweh; for the godly man ceases. For the faithful fail from among the children of men. |
| 2 | Everyone lies to his neighbor. With flattering lips, and with a double heart, do they speak. |
| 3 | May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, And the tongue that boasts, |
| 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 weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,' says Yahweh; 'I will set him in safety from those who malign him.' |
| 6 | The words of Yahweh are flawless words, As silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. |
| 7 | You will keep them, Yahweh, You will preserve them from this generation forever. |
| 8 | The wicked walk on every side, When what is vile is exalted among the sons of men. Psalm 13 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. |