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Psalm 140:12-13
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 140:12-13
New Catholic Bible
12 Do not permit slanderers to find rest in the land;
may evil hunt the violent to their death.
13 [a]I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor
and upholds the cause of the needy.
Footnotes
- Psalm 140:13 The psalmist is confident that the Lord, the just Judge (see Pss 7:9f; 9:5), will vindicate the righteous poor (see notes on Pss 22:27; 34:7), who will then praise his name (see note on Ps 7:18) and live in his presence (see notes on Pss 23:5-6; 27:4).
