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II

How long, Lord, shall the wicked,
    how long shall the wicked glory?(A)
How long will they mouth haughty speeches,
    go on boasting, all these evildoers?(B)
They crush your people, Lord,
    torment your very own.
They kill the widow and alien;
    the orphan they murder.(C)
They say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob takes no notice.”(D)

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How long, Lord, will the wicked,
    how long will the wicked be jubilant?(A)

They pour out arrogant(B) words;
    all the evildoers are full of boasting.(C)
They crush your people,(D) Lord;
    they oppress your inheritance.(E)
They slay the widow(F) and the foreigner;
    they murder the fatherless.(G)
They say, “The Lord does not see;(H)
    the God of Jacob(I) takes no notice.”

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