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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11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.

12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

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