⁶ And the words of the Lord are flawless,^(A)
    like silver purified^(B) in a crucible,^(C)
    like gold^[a] refined seven times.

⁷ You, Lord, will keep the needy safe^(D)
    and will protect us forever from the wicked,^(E)

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
²⁵     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”^[a](A)