13 (A)Sing to the Lord;
    praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
    from the hand of evildoers.

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13 Sing(A) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(B) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(C)

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(A)For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
    a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
    (B)a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
(C)for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,

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You have been a refuge(A) for the poor,(B)
    a refuge for the needy(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

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33 For the Lord hears the needy
    and (A)does not despise his own people who are prisoners.

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33 The Lord hears the needy(A)
    and does not despise his captive people.

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Then my soul will rejoice in the Lord,
    (A)exulting in his salvation.
10 All my (B)bones shall say,
    “O Lord, (C)who is like you,
delivering the poor
    from him who is too strong for him,
    the poor and needy from him who robs him?”

11 (D)Malicious[a] witnesses rise up;
    they ask me of things that I do not know.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:11 Or Violent

Then my soul will rejoice(A) in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.(B)
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(C) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(D) for them,
    the poor and needy(E) from those who rob them.”

11 Ruthless witnesses(F) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.

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May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the children of the needy,
    and crush the oppressor!

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May he defend the afflicted(A) among the people
    and save the children of the needy;(B)
    may he crush the oppressor.(C)

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(A)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and (B)saved him out of all his troubles.

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This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(A)

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Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him? But you (E)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (F)drag you (G)into court?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)

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30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
    I will (A)praise him in the midst of the throng.
31 For he stands (B)at the right hand of the needy one,
    to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

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30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;
    in the great throng(A) of worshipers I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand(B) of the needy,
    to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

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