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Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thy hand; forget not the afflicted.
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Why does the wicked renounce God, and say in his heart, "Thou wilt not call to account"?
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Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayest take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
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Break thou the arm of the wicked and evildoer; seek out his wickedness till thou find none.
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The LORD is king for ever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land.
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O LORD, thou wilt hear the desire of the meek; thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt incline thy ear
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to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)