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‘Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,’ says the Lord.
‘I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.’(A)

The words of the Lord are pure words,
like silver refined in an earthen furnace,
purified seven times.(B)

You, Lord, will guard us;[a]
you will protect us[b] from this generation for ever.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX, Jer; other Hb mss read them
  2. 12:7 Some Hb mss, LXX; other Hb mss read him