23 If you afflict them in any way, and they (A)cry at all to Me, I will surely (B)hear their cry;

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23 If you do and they cry out(A) to me, I will certainly hear their cry.(B)

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And (A)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them?

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And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out(A) to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?

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In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

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In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.

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28 So that they (A)caused the cry of the poor to come to Him;
For He (B)hears the cry of the afflicted.

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28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him,
    so that he heard the cry of the needy.(A)

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17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
18 To [a]do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed,
That the man of the earth may [b]oppress no more.

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  1. Psalm 10:18 vindicate
  2. Psalm 10:18 terrify

17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(A)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(B)
18 defending the fatherless(C) and the oppressed,(D)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

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Indeed (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out; and (B)the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of [a]Sabaoth.

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  1. James 5:4 Lit., in Heb., Hosts

Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)

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“Because(A) of the multitude of oppressions they cry out;
They cry out for help because of the arm of the mighty.

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“People cry out(A) under a load of oppression;(B)
    they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.(C)

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Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,’ and your (A)eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and (B)he cry out to the Lord against you, and (C)it become sin among you.

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Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts,(A) is near,” so that you do not show ill will(B) toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.(C)

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(A)Who executes justice for the oppressed,
(B)Who gives food to the hungry.
(C)The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners.

(D)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(E)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
(F)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(G)But the way of the wicked He [a]turns upside down.

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  1. Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked

He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)
    the Lord gives sight(E) to the blind,(F)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(G)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(H)
The Lord watches over the foreigner(I)
    and sustains the fatherless(J) and the widow,(K)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;
He also will hear their cry and save them.

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19 He fulfills the desires(A) of those who fear him;(B)
    he hears their cry(C) and saves them.(D)

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10 Do not remove the ancient [a]landmark,
Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;
11 (A)For their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.

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  1. Proverbs 23:10 boundary

Saying 11

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Defender(B) is strong;(C)
    he will take up their case against you.(D)

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22 Do not rob the (A)poor because he is poor,
Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;
23 (B)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)
23 for the Lord will take up their case(C)
    and will exact life for life.(D)

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12 I know that the Lord will (A)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

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12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(A)
    and upholds the cause(B) of the needy.(C)

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