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16 “Have I refused to help the poor,
    or crushed the hopes of widows?

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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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14 Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane,
    and then I moaned like a mourning dove.
My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help.
    I am in trouble, Lord. Help 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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10 Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager 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 So the believers in Antioch decided to send relief to the brothers and sisters[a] in Judea, everyone giving as much as they could.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:29 Greek the brothers.

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 As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open 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 We looked in vain for our allies
    to come and save us,
but we were looking to nations
    that could not help 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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123 My eyes strain to see your rescue,
    to see the truth of your promise fulfilled.

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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 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true.
    When will you 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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They share freely and give generously to those in need.
    Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
    They will have influence and honor.

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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 exhausted from crying for help;
    my throat is parched.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
    waiting for my God to help me.

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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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You must have refused water for the thirsty
    and food for the hungry.
You probably think the land belongs to the powerful
    and only the privileged have a right to it!
You must have sent widows away empty-handed
    and crushed the hopes of orphans.

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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 For they oppressed the poor and left them destitute.
    They foreclosed on their homes.

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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 And so at last the poor have hope,
    and the snapping jaws of the wicked are shut.

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

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