KJV:
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
NASB:
For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.
KJV:
Until the time that his word came: the word of the LORD tried him.
NASB:
Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.
KJV:
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
NASB:
Your word is very pure, Therefore Your servant loves it.
KJV:
Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
NASB:
Take away the dross from the silver, And there comes out a vessel for the smith;
KJV:
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
NASB:
Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
KJV:
And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:
NASB:
"I will also turn My hand against you, And will smelt away your dross as with lye And will remove all your alloy.
KJV:
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
NASB:
As for the idol, a craftsman casts it, A goldsmith plates it with gold, And a silversmith fashions chains of silver.
KJV:
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
NASB:
So the craftsman encourages the smelter, And he who smooths metal with the hammer encourages him who beats the anvil, Saying of the soldering, "It is good"; And he fastens it with nails, So that it will not totter.
KJV:
They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god: they fall down, yea, they worship.
NASB:
"Those who lavish gold from the purse And weigh silver on the scale Hire a goldsmith, and he makes it into a god; They bow down, indeed they worship it.