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Psalm 12:6 KJV
Psalms · chapter 12 · verse 6
The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Psalm 12:6 · King James Version
Psalm 12:6 in context
4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
5For 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.
6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.
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Key words (Strong's)
- purifiedzâqaqto strain, extract, clarifyH2212 →
- furnaceʻălîylprobably a crucibleH5948 →
- silverkeçephsilverH3701 →
- wordsʼimrâh{something said}H565 →
- triedtsâraphto fuseH6884 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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This psalm furnishes us with good thoughts for bad times, in which, though the prudent will keep silent (Amo 5:13) because a man may then be made an offender for a word, yet we may comfort ourselves with such suitable meditations and prayers as are here got ready to our hand. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8