“Because (A)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
    (B)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
    “I will place him in the (C)safety for which he longs.”

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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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(A)This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
    and (B)saved him out of all his troubles.

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This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(A)

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31 Whoever oppresses a poor man (A)insults his (B)Maker,
    (C)but he who is generous to the needy honors him.

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31 Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.(B)

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Behold, (A)the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and (B)the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of (C)the Lord of hosts.

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Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(A) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(B) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(C)

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    (A)who executes justice for the oppressed,
    (B)who gives food to the hungry.

(C)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
    (D)the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
(E)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    (F)the Lord loves the righteous.

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He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)
    the Lord gives sight(E) to the blind,(F)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(G)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(H)

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(A)Rejoice not over me, O (B)my enemy;
    (C)when I fall, I shall rise;
(D)when I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be a light to me.
(E)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
    because I have sinned against him,
until (F)he pleads my cause
    and executes judgment for me.
(G)He will bring me out to the light;
    I shall look upon his vindication.

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Israel Will Rise

Do not gloat over me,(A) my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.(B)
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.(C)
Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(D)
until he pleads my case(E)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(F)
    I will see his righteousness.(G)

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10 (A)“Now I will arise,” says the Lord,
    “now I will lift myself up;
    now I will be exalted.

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10 “Now will I arise,(A)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;(B)
    now will I be lifted up.

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12 (A)Arise, O Lord; O God, (B)lift up your hand;
    (C)forget not the afflicted.

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12 Arise,(A) Lord! Lift up your hand,(B) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.(C)

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15 But he (A)saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
    and from the hand of the mighty.

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15 He saves the needy(A) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.(B)

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21 You shall be (A)hidden from the lash of the tongue,
    and shall not fear destruction when it comes.

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21 You will be protected from the lash of the tongue,(A)
    and need not fear(B) when destruction comes.(C)

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God Hears Israel's Groaning

23 (A)During those many days the king of Egypt died, and the people of Israel (B)groaned because of their slavery and cried out for help. (C)Their cry for rescue from slavery came up to God. 24 And (D)God heard their groaning, and God (E)remembered his covenant with (F)Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

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23 During that long period,(A) the king of Egypt died.(B) The Israelites groaned in their slavery(C) and cried out, and their cry(D) for help because of their slavery went up to God. 24 God heard their groaning and he remembered(E) his covenant(F) with Abraham, with Isaac and with Jacob.

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12 oppresses the poor and needy, (A)commits robbery, (B)does not restore the pledge, (C)lifts up his eyes to the idols, (D)commits abomination, 13 (E)lends at interest, and takes profit; shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; (F)his blood shall be upon himself.

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12 He oppresses the poor(A) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.(B)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.(C)
13 He lends at interest and takes a profit.(D)

Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.(E)

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20 (A)It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, (B)he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them.

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20 It will be a sign and witness(A) to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior(B) and defender, and he will rescue(C) them.

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