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TSK · Proverbs 22:23

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If thou afflict them at all, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

Jehovah therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

[[ A Psalm] of David]. Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: Oh deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.

Therefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured; and all thine adversaries, every one of them, shall go into captivity; and they that despoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey.

Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.

Because thou hast plundered many nations, all the remnant of the peoples shall plunder thee, because of men's blood, and for the violence done to the land, to the city and to all that dwell therein.