Psalm 12:4-6
New Life Version
4 They say, “We can win with our tongues. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”
5 “Because of the suffering of the weak, and because of the cries of the poor, I will now rise up,” says the Lord. “I will keep him safe as he has wanted to be.”
6 The words of the Lord are pure words. They are like silver that has been made pure seven times in a stove of earth.
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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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