Psalm 12:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
II
4 May the Lord cut off all deceiving lips,
and every boastful tongue,
5 Those who say, “By our tongues we prevail;
when our lips speak, who can lord it over us?”(A)
III
6 “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.”(B)
Psalm 12:4-6
New International Version
4 those who say,
“By our tongues we will prevail;(A)
our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”
Footnotes
- Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth
Psalm 12:4-6
King James Version
4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
6 The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
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