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He takes care of righteous people.
    He gives them authority to rule like kings.
    He gives them honour for ever.
People who do wrong things may suffer in prison.
    Chains may hold their legs so that they cannot move.
When that happens,
    God shows them what they have done.
He shows them their sins.
    They have done wrong things because they are proud.

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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)
But if people are bound in chains,(D)
    held fast by cords of affliction,(E)
he tells them what they have done—
    that they have sinned arrogantly.(F)

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