Psalm 12:5-7

King James Version

⁵For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

⁶The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

⁷Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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Psalm 12:5-7

New International Version

⁵“Because the poor are plundered^(A) and the needy groan,^(B)
    I will now arise,^(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them^(D) from those who malign them.”
⁶And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(E)
    like silver purified^(F) in a crucible,^(G)
    like gold^[a] refined seven times.