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Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;
    when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”(A)

III

“Because they rob the weak, and the needy groan,
    I will now arise,” says the Lord;
    “I will grant safety to whoever longs for it.”(B)

IV

The promises of the Lord are sure,
    silver refined in a crucible,[a]
    silver purified seven times.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:7 A crucible: lit., “in a crucible in the ground.” The crucible was placed in the ground for support.

“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.”
And the words of the Lord are flawless,(E)
    like silver purified(F) in a crucible,(G)
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(H)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(I)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth