12 Because I delivered (A)the poor who cried for help,
And the (B)orphan who had no helper.

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The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

41 How blessed is he who (A)considers the [a]helpless;
The Lord will deliver him (B)in a day of [b]trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 Or poor
  2. Psalm 41:1 Or evil

31 He (A)who oppresses the poor taunts (B)his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

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28 When the wicked rise, men hide themselves;
But when they perish, the righteous increase.

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Hear this, you who [a](A)trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,

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Footnotes

  1. Amos 8:4 Or snap at