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You help the poor people.
    You help the helpless when they are in danger.
You are like a shelter from storms.
    You are like shade that protects them from the heat.
The cruel people attack
    like a rainstorm beating against the wall.
    The cruel people burn like the heat in the desert.
But you, God, stop their violent attack.
    As a cloud cools a hot day,
    Lord, you silence the songs of those who have no mercy.

God’s Banquet for His Servants

The Lord of heaven’s armies will give a feast.
    It will be on this mountain for all people.
It will be a feast with the best food and wine.
    The meat and wine will be the finest.

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You have been a refuge(A) for the poor,(B)
    a refuge for the needy(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall
    and like the heat of the desert.
You silence(F) the uproar of foreigners;(G)
    as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud,
    so the song of the ruthless(H) is stilled.

On this mountain(I) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(J) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(K)

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