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Psalms 12:5
“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
Verse in context — Psalms 12
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May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
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who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?
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Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him.
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The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
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You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
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