19 Do not deliver the soul of your (A)dove to the wild beasts;
    (B)do not forget the life of your poor forever.

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19 Do not hand over the life of your dove(A) to wild beasts;
    do not forget the lives of your afflicted(B) people forever.

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Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him? But you (E)have dishonored the poor man. Are not the rich the ones who oppress you, and the ones who (F)drag you (G)into court?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)

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Persecution Will Come

16 (A)“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be (B)wise as serpents and (C)innocent as doves.

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16 “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.(A) Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.(B)

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12 But I will leave in your midst
    a people (A)humble and lowly.
(B)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,

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12 But I will leave within you
    the meek(A) and humble.
The remnant of Israel
    will trust(B) in the name of the Lord.

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Who are these that fly like a cloud,
    and (A)like doves to their windows?

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“Who are these(A) that fly along like clouds,(B)
    like doves to their nests?

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May he (A)judge your people with righteousness,
    and your poor with justice!

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May he judge your people in righteousness,(A)
    your afflicted ones with justice.

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13     though you men lie among (A)the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
    its pinions with shimmering gold.

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13 Even while you sleep among the sheep pens,[a](A)
    the wings of my dove are sheathed with silver,
    its feathers with shining gold.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:13 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags

10 your flock[a] found a dwelling in it;
    in your goodness, O God, you (A)provided for the needy.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 68:10 Or your congregation

10 Your people settled in it,
    and from your bounty,(A) God, you provided(B) for the poor.

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18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten,
    and (A)the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

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18 But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope(A) of the afflicted(B) will never perish.

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