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III

“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.”(A)

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And the words of the Lord are flawless,(A)
    like silver purified(B) in a crucible,(C)
    like gold[a] refined seven times.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 12:6 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text earth

13 I will ponder all your works;
    on your exploits I will meditate.

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13 Your ways, God, are holy.
    What god is as great as our God?(A)

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[a]Every word of God is tested;(A)
    he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.

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Footnotes

  1. 30:5–6 Verse 5, like the confession of the king in Ps 18:31 (and its parallel, 2 Sm 22:31), expresses total confidence in the one who rescues from death. Agur has refused a word from any other except God and makes an act of trust in God.

“Every word of God is flawless;(A)
    he is a shield(B) to those who take refuge in him.

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