11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly[a] hunt down a violent man.(A)

12 I[b] know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.(B)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name;
the upright will live in your presence.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 140:11 Hb obscure
  2. 140:12 Alt Hb tradition reads You

11 May slanderers not be established in the land;
    may disaster hunt down the violent.(A)

12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(B)
    and upholds the cause(C) of the needy.(D)
13 Surely the righteous will praise your name,(E)
    and the upright will live(F) in your presence.(G)

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