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(1) Help, Adonai! For no one godly is left;
the faithful have vanished from humankind.
(2) They all tell lies to each other,
flattering with their lips, but speaking from divided hearts.

(3) May Adonai cut off all flattering lips
and the tongue that speaks so proudly,

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Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

May the Lord silence all flattering lips(C)
    and every boastful tongue—(D)
those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(E)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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