56 lines
2.1 KiB
Markdown
56 lines
2.1 KiB
Markdown
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## Do Not Forget the Afflicted
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###### 1
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Why do You stand afar off, O Yahweh? Why do You hide _Yourself_ in times of distress?
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###### 2
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In _his_ lofty pride the wicked hotly pursues the afflicted; Let them be caught in the thoughts which they have devised.
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###### 3
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For the wicked boasts of his soul's desire, And the greedy man curses _and_ spurns Yahweh.
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###### 4
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The wicked, in the haughtiness of his countenance, does not seek _Him_. All his thoughts are, "There is no God."
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###### 5
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His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
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###### 6
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He says in his heart, "I will not be shaken; From generation to generation I will not be in adversity."
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###### 7
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His mouth is full of curses and deceit and oppression; Under his tongue is mischief and wickedness.
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###### 8
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He sits in the places of the villages _where one_ lies in wait; In the hiding places he kills the innocent; His eyes stealthily watch for the unfortunate.
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###### 9
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He lies in wait in a hiding place as a lion in his lair; He lies in wait to catch the afflicted; He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.
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###### 10
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He crouches, he bows down, And the unfortunate fall by his mighty ones.
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###### 11
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He says in his heart, "God has forgotten; He has hidden His face; He will never see it."
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###### 12
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Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.
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###### 13
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Why has the wicked spurned God? He has said in his heart, "You will not require _it_."
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###### 14
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You have seen _it_, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand. The unfortunate commits _himself_ to You; You have been the helper of the orphan.
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###### 15
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Break the arm of the wicked and the evildoer, Seek out his wickedness until You find none.
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###### 16
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Yahweh is King forever and ever; Nations have perished from His land.
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###### 17
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O Yahweh, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will cause Your ear to give heed
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###### 18
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To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.
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