Psalm 12:6
“The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 12Meaning
The LORD’s words are contrasted with deceptive human speech and described as pure, like silver refined repeatedly in a furnace.
The purity of God’s words
Human speech is unstable, but the LORD’s words are portrayed as pure and trustworthy like refined silver.
Read carefully
The LORD’s words are contrasted with deceptive human speech and described as pure, like silver refined repeatedly in a furnace.; Psalm 12:6 should remain within the literary movement of the psalm.
Reflection
Let this verse form truthful speech, solidarity with the vulnerable, patient trust in God, and refusal of retaliatory harm.