Psalm 12:1-8 TLB

[1] Lord! Help! Godly men are fast disappearing. Where in all the world can dependable men be found? [2] Everyone deceives and flatters and lies. There is no sincerity left. [3] But the Lord will not deal gently with people who act like that; he will destroy those proud liars who say, "We will lie to our heart's content. Our lips are our own; who can stop us?" [5] The Lord replies, "I will arise and defend the oppressed, the poor, the needy. I will rescue them as they have longed for me to do." [6] The Lord's promise is sure. He speaks no careless word; all he says is purest truth, like silver seven times refined. [7] O Lord, we know that you will forever preserve your own from the reach of evil men, [8] although they prowl on every side and vileness is praised throughout the land.