Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. The fable that there were animals that lived in the fire, called Salamanders, came from the glowing brilliance of some metals that, when they are heated to a white heat, acquire a supernatural splendour, and apparently a new and mysterious life. The metal seems now to live, breathe, heave, move at every new expansion and contraction; a hundred hues, indescribably brilliant and radiant, play around the molten surface. Of all books, the Word of God is the only one with Salamander qualities. The flames of persecution and hostile criticism, instead of effecting its destruction, have but added to its lustre and strengthened its claims to be indeed "the Word of the Lord that endureth forever." (A. T. Pierson D. D.). Parallel Verses KJV: The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.WEB: The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times. |
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