| | 1 | 〔大衛的詩、交與伶長、調用第八。〕耶和華阿、求你幫助、因虔誠人斷絕了．世人中間的忠信人沒有了。
For the director of music. According to sheminith. A psalm of David. Help, LORD, for the godly are no more; the faithful have vanished from among men. | |
| | 2 | 人人向鄰舍說謊．他們說話、是嘴唇油滑、心口不一。
Everyone lies to his neighbor; their flattering lips speak with deception. | |
| | 3 | 凡油滑的嘴唇、和誇大的舌頭、耶和華必要剪除。
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue | |
| | 4 | 他們曾說、我們必能以舌頭得勝．我們的嘴唇是我們自己的．誰能作我們的主呢。
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?" | |
| | 5 | 耶和華說、因為困苦人的冤屈、和貧窮人的歎息、我現在要起來、把他安置在他所切慕的穩妥之地。
"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them." | |
| | 6 | 耶和華的言語、是純淨的言語．如同銀子在泥爐中煉過七次。
And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times. | |
| | 7 | 耶和華阿、你必保護他們．你必保佑他們永遠脫離這世代的人。
O LORD, you will keep us safe and protect us from such people forever. | |
| | 8 | 下流人在世人中升高、就有惡人到處遊行。
The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men. | |