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But you, Lord, tell them,
    “I will do something!
The poor are mistreated
and helpless people moan.
    I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Our Lord, you are true
    to your promises,
and your word is like silver
heated seven times
    in a fiery furnace.[a]
You will protect us
and always keep us safe
    from those people.

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Footnotes

  1. 12.6 in a fiery furnace: The Hebrew text has “in a furnace to the ground,” which may describe part of a process for refining silver in Old Testament times.

“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