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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.”(A)

IV

The promises of the Lord are sure,
    silver refined in a crucible,[a]
    silver purified seven times.(B)
You, O Lord, protect us always;
    preserve us from this generation.

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

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

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(D)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(E)
who freely strut(F) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

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Footnotes

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