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(A)The words of the Lord are pure words,
    like silver refined in a furnace on the ground,
    purified seven times.
You, O Lord, will keep them;
    you will guard us[a] from this generation for ever.
On every side the wicked prowl,
    as vileness is exalted among the children of man.

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  1. Psalm 12:7 Or guard him

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

You, Lord, will keep the needy safe(D)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,(E)
who freely strut(F) about
    when what is vile is honored by the human race.

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