And the words of the Lord are flawless,
    like silver purified in a crucible,
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe
    and will protect us for ever from the wicked,
who freely strut about
    when what is vile is honoured by the human race.

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Footnotes

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