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14 But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief,
    that you may take it into your hands;
the helpless commit themselves to you;
    you have been the helper of the orphan.(A)

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14 But you, God, see the trouble(A) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(B)
    you are the helper(C) of the fatherless.

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Father of orphans and protector of widows
    is God in his holy habitation.(A)

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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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The Lord watches over the strangers;
    he upholds the orphan and the widow,
    but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.(A)

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The Lord watches over the foreigner(A)
    and sustains the fatherless(B) and the widow,(C)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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Assyria shall not save us;
    we will not ride upon horses;
we will say no more, ‘Our God,’
    to the work of our hands.
In you the orphan finds mercy.”(A)

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Assyria cannot save us;(A)
    we will not mount warhorses.(B)
We will never again say ‘Our gods’(C)
    to what our own hands have made,(D)
    for in you the fatherless(E) find compassion.”

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11 Leave your orphans; I will keep them alive,
    and let your widows trust in me.(A)

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11 ‘Leave your fatherless children;(A) I will keep them alive.
    Your widows(B) too can depend on me.’”

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22 Cast your burden[a] on the Lord,
    and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
    the righteous to be moved.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 55.22 Or Cast what he has given you

22 Cast your cares on the Lord
    and he will sustain you;(A)
he will never let
    the righteous be shaken.(B)

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18 who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and who loves the strangers, providing them food and clothing.(A)

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18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow,(A) and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing.(B)

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Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.(A)

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Cast all your anxiety on him(A) because he cares for you.(B)

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19 Therefore, let those suffering in accordance with God’s will entrust their lives to a faithful Creator, while continuing to do good.

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19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will(A) should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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12 and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day the deposit I have entrusted to him.[a](A)

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  1. 1.12 Or the deposit he has entrusted to me

12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame,(A) because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard(B) what I have entrusted to him until that day.(C)

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13 Your eyes are too pure to behold evil,
    and you cannot look on wrongdoing;
why do you look on the treacherous
    and are silent when the wicked swallow
    those more righteous than they?(A)

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13 Your eyes are too pure(A) to look on evil;
    you cannot tolerate wrongdoing.(B)
Why then do you tolerate(C) the treacherous?(D)
    Why are you silent while the wicked
    swallow up those more righteous than themselves?(E)

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56 for a destroyer has come against her,
    against Babylon;
her warriors are taken;
    their bows are broken,
for the Lord is a God of recompense;
    he will repay in full.(A)

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56 A destroyer(A) will come against Babylon;
    her warriors will be captured,
    and their bows will be broken.(B)
For the Lord is a God of retribution;
    he will repay(C) in full.

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17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my presence, nor is their iniquity concealed from my sight.(A)

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B)

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