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He never takes his eyes off the innocent,
    but he sets them on thrones with kings
    and exalts them forever.

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He does not take his eyes off the righteous;(A)
    he enthrones them with kings(B)
    and exalts them forever.(C)

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18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
    those who rely on his unfailing love.

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18 But the eyes(A) of the Lord are on those who fear him,
    on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,(B)

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15 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
    his ears are open to their cries for help.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;

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He lifts the poor from the dust
    and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
    even the princes of his own people!

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He raises the poor(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(B) from the ash heap;
he seats them(C) with princes,
    with the princes of his people.

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He lifts the poor from the dust
    and the needy from the garbage dump.
He sets them among princes,
    placing them in seats of honor.
For all the earth is the Lord’s,
    and he has set the world in order.

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He raises(A) the poor(B) from the dust(C)
    and lifts the needy(D) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(E)

“For the foundations(F) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
    and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
    against those who do evil.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10-12 Ps 34:12-16.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](A)

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  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16

But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[a]

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  1. 3:3 Or from evil.

But the Lord is faithful,(A) and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.(B)

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They do not fear bad news;
    they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.
They are confident and fearless
    and can face their foes triumphantly.
They share freely and give generously to those in need.
    Their good deeds will be remembered forever.
    They will have influence and honor.
10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated.
    They will grind their teeth in anger;
    they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

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They will have no fear of bad news;
    their hearts are steadfast,(A) trusting in the Lord.(B)
Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;(C)
    in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(D)
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,(E)
    their righteousness endures(F) forever;
    their horn[a] will be lifted(G) high in honor.

10 The wicked will see(H) and be vexed,
    they will gnash their teeth(I) and waste away;(J)
    the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.(K)

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  1. Psalm 112:9 Horn here symbolizes dignity.

12 So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

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12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.

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He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

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and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(A) and had a large number of servants.(B) He was the greatest man(C) among all the people of the East.(D)

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Mordecai the Jew became the prime minister, with authority next to that of King Xerxes himself. He was very great among the Jews, who held him in high esteem, because he continued to work for the good of his people and to speak up for the welfare of all their descendants.

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Mordecai the Jew was second(A) in rank(B) to King Xerxes,(C) preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.(D)

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40 You will be in charge of my court, and all my people will take orders from you. Only I, sitting on my throne, will have a rank higher than yours.”

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40 You shall be in charge of my palace,(A) and all my people are to submit to your orders.(B) Only with respect to the throne will I be greater than you.(C)

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17 For the Lord your God is living among you.
    He is a mighty savior.
He will take delight in you with gladness.
    With his love, he will calm all your fears.[a]
    He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”

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Footnotes

  1. 3:17 Or He will be silent in his love. Greek and Syriac versions read He will renew you with his love.

17 The Lord your God is with you,
    the Mighty Warrior who saves.(A)
He will take great delight(B) in you;
    in his love he will no longer rebuke you,(C)
    but will rejoice over you with singing.”(D)

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