Psalms 12:3-6

³May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,

⁴who have said, “With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?”

⁵“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

⁶The LORD’s words are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.