[a]Now for the oppression of the needy, and for the sighs of the poor, I will up, saith the Lord, and will [b]set at liberty him, whom the wicked hath [snared].

The words of the Lord are pure words, as the silver, tried in a furnace of earth, fined sevenfold.

Thou wilt keep [c]them, O Lord; thou wilt preserve him from this generation forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:5 The Lord is moved with the complaints of his, and delivereth in the end from all dangers.
  2. Psalm 12:5 Because the Lord’s word and promise is true and unchangeable, he will perform it and preserve the poor from this wicked generation.
  3. Psalm 12:7 That is, thine though he were but one man.

“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