Psalm 12:5-7

Darby Translation

⁵Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set [him] in safety, at whom they puff.

⁶The words of Jehovah are pure words, silver tried in the furnace of earth, purified seven times.

⁷Thou, Jehovah, wilt keep them, thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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Psalm 12:5-7

New International Version

⁵“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.”
⁶And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(E)
    like silver purified^(F) in a crucible,^(G)
    like gold^[a] refined seven times.