Psalm 12:1-8 CEB

[1] Help, LORD, because the godly are all gone; the faithful have completely disappeared from the human race! [2] Everyone tells lies to everyone else; they talk with slick speech and divided hearts. [3] Let the LORD cut off all slick-talking lips and every tongue that brags and brags, [4] that says, “We’re unbeatable with our tongues! Who could get the best of us with lips like ours?” [5] But the LORD says, “Because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy, I’m now standing up. I will provide the help they are gasping for.” [6] The LORD’s promises are pure, like silver that’s been refined in an oven, purified seven times over! [7] You, LORD, will keep us, protecting us from this generation forever. [8] The wicked roam all over the place, while depravity is praised by human beings.