Psalm 12:4-6

International Standard Version

⁴ those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;
        our lips belong to us.
    Who is master^[a] over us?”
⁵ “Because the poor are being oppressed,
    because the needy are sighing,
    I will now arise,” says the Lord,
        “I will establish in safety those who yearn for it.”
⁶ The words of the Lord are pure,
    like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
        purified seven times over.