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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.”[a]
The Lord’s promises are pure,
    like silver that’s been refined in an oven,
    purified seven times over!

You, Lord, will keep us,[b]
    protecting us from this generation forever.

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  1. Psalm 12:5 Heb uncertain
  2. Psalm 12:7 LXX; MT keep them

“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