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16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired
    or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail(A)

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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 Like a swallow or a crane[a] I clamor;
    I moan like a dove.
My eyes are weary with looking upward.
    O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security!(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 38.14 Meaning of Heb uncertain

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 They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was[a] eager to do.(A)

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  1. 2.10 Or had been

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 The disciples determined that, according to their ability, each would send relief to the brothers and sisters living in Judea;(A)

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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 who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick 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 Our eyes failed, ever watching
    vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
    for a nation that could not save.(A)

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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 fail from watching for your salvation
    and for the fulfillment of your righteous promise.(A)

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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 fail with watching for your promise;
    I ask, “When will you comfort me?”(A)

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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 have distributed freely; they have given to the poor;
    their righteousness endures forever;
    their horn is exalted in honor.(A)

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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 with my crying;
    my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
    with waiting for my God.(A)

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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 have given no water to the weary to drink,
    and you have withheld bread from the hungry.(A)
The powerful possess the land,
    and the favored live in it.
You have sent widows away empty-handed,
    and the arms of the orphans you have crushed.[a](B)

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  1. 22.9 Gk Syr Tg Vg: Heb were crushed

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 have crushed and abandoned the poor;
    they have seized a house that they did not build.(A)

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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 have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.(A)

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

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