12 because I rescued the poor(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless(B) who had none to assist them.(C)

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12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

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25 Have I not wept for those in trouble?(A)
    Has not my soul grieved for the poor?(B)

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25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

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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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For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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Psalm 41[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

Blessed(A) are those who have regard for the weak;(B)
    the Lord delivers them in times of trouble.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:1 In Hebrew texts 41:1-13 is numbered 41:2-14.

41 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

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Defend the weak and the fatherless;(A)
    uphold the cause of the poor(B) and the oppressed.

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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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but with righteousness(A) he will judge the needy,(B)
    with justice(C) he will give decisions for the poor(D) of the earth.
He will strike(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;(F)
    with the breath(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.(H)

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But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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