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4 They say, "We will lie to our hearts' content. Our lips are our own -- who can stop us?"
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4 that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips--who is our master?"
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5 The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do."
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5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
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6 The LORD's promises are pure, like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.
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6 And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace of clay, purified seven times.
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