Old Testament · VERSE 5

Psalms 12:5

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For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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Psalms 12:3

The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

Psalms 12:4

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Psalms 12:5SELECTED VERSE

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

Psalms 12:6

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Psalms 12:7

Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

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