23 (A)For the Lord will plead their cause,
And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

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23 for the Lord will take up their case(A)
    and will exact life for life.(B)

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“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord;
“I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”

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“Because the poor are plundered(A) and the needy groan,(B)
    I will now arise,(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(D) from those who malign them.”

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11 (A)For their Redeemer is mighty;
He will plead their cause against you.

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11 for their Defender(A) is strong;(B)
    he will take up their case against you.(C)

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12 I know that the Lord will (A)maintain
The cause of the afflicted,
And justice for the poor.

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12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(A)
    and upholds the cause(B) of the needy.(C)

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39 So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, (A)“Blessed be the Lord, who has (B)pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has (C)kept His servant from evil! For the Lord has (D)returned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.”

And David sent and proposed to Abigail, to take her as his wife.

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39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise be to the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.”

Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

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36 Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, (A)I will plead your case and take vengeance for you.
(B)I will dry up her sea and make her springs dry.

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36 Therefore this is what the Lord says:

“See, I will defend your cause(A)
    and avenge(B) you;
I will dry up(C) her sea
    and make her springs dry.

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10 (A)All my bones shall say,
Lord, (B)who is like You,
Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him,
Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

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10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(A) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(B) for them,
    the poor and needy(C) from those who rob them.”

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Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

43 Vindicate (A)me, O God,
And (B)plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

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Psalm 43[a]

Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause(A)
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(B) from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.

And I will come near you for judgment;
I will be a swift witness
Against sorcerers,
Against adulterers,
(A)Against perjurers,
Against those who (B)exploit wage earners and (C)widows and orphans,
And against those who turn away an alien—
Because they do not fear Me,”
Says the Lord of hosts.

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“So I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers,(A) adulterers(B) and perjurers,(C) against those who defraud laborers of their wages,(D) who oppress the widows(E) and the fatherless, and deprive the foreigners(F) among you of justice, but do not fear(G) me,” says the Lord Almighty.

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(A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (B)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.

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Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(A)
until he pleads my case(B)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(C)
    I will see his righteousness.(D)

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34 (A)Their Redeemer is strong;
(B)The Lord of hosts is His name.
He will thoroughly plead their (C)case,
That He may give rest to the land,
And disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.

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34 Yet their Redeemer(A) is strong;
    the Lord Almighty(B) is his name.
He will vigorously defend their cause(C)
    so that he may bring rest(D) to their land,
    but unrest to those who live in Babylon.

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(A)A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows,
Is God in His holy habitation.

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A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)

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(A)Because you have plundered many nations,
All the remnant of the people shall plunder you,
Because of men’s [a]blood
And the violence of the land and the city,
And of all who dwell in it.

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Footnotes

  1. Habakkuk 2:8 Or bloodshed

Because you have plundered many nations,
    the peoples who are left will plunder you.(A)
For you have shed human blood;(B)
    you have destroyed lands and cities and everyone in them.(C)

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