16 If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

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16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(A)
    or let the eyes of the widow(B) grow weary,(C)

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10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

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10 All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,(A) the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

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29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judaea:

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29 The disciples,(A) as each one was able, decided to provide help(B) for the brothers and sisters(C) living in Judea.

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21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

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21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.(A) Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

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17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.

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17 Moreover, our eyes failed,
    looking in vain(A) for help;(B)
from our towers we watched
    for a nation(C) that could not save us.

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14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.

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14 I cried like a swift or thrush,
    I moaned like a mourning dove.(A)
My eyes grew weak(B) as I looked to the heavens.
    I am being threatened; Lord, come to my aid!”(C)

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123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

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123 My eyes fail,(A) looking for your salvation,(B)
    looking for your righteous promise.(C)

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82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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82 My eyes fail,(A) looking for your promise;(B)
    I say, “When will you comfort me?”

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He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.

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They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(A)
    their righteousness endures(B) forever;
    their horn[a] will be lifted(C) high in honor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

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I am worn out calling for help;(A)
    my throat is parched.
My eyes fail,(B)
    looking for my God.

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Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.

Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.

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You gave no water(A) to the weary
    and you withheld food from the hungry,(B)
though you were a powerful man, owning land(C)
    an honored man,(D) living on it.(E)
And you sent widows(F) away empty-handed(G)
    and broke the strength of the fatherless.(H)

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19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

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19 For he has oppressed the poor(A) and left them destitute;(B)
    he has seized houses(C) he did not build.

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16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

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16 So the poor(A) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(B)

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