All things bear record · Psalms

Psalms 12

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Jehovah speaks to rescue the oppressed

Jehovah — the LORD, the covenant name of the premortal Christ

For 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. Psalms 12:5–6

The LORD Himself speaks, promising to rise up and protect the poor and needy. This is the voice of Jehovah, the premortal Christ, whose words are perfectly pure.

AttestedJehovah — the LORDHe speaks in the first person

How we know: Jehovah is the premortal Christ (Abraham 1:16; D&C 110:3–4)