39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed be the Lord who championed my cause against Nabal’s insults(A) and restrained his servant from doing evil.(B) The Lord brought Nabal’s evil deeds back on his own head.”(C)

Then David sent messengers to speak to Abigail about marrying him.

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39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise be to the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for treating me with contempt. He has kept his servant from doing wrong and has brought Nabal’s wrongdoing down on his own head.”

Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

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“Because of the devastation of the needy
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will provide safety for the one who longs for it.”(A)

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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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10 All my bones will say,
Lord, who is like you,(A)
rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,
the poor or the needy from one who robs him?” (B)

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10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(A) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(B) for them,
    the poor and needy(C) from those who rob them.”

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God in his holy dwelling is
a father of the fatherless
and a champion of widows.(A)

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A father to the fatherless,(A) a defender of widows,(B)
    is God in his holy dwelling.(C)

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12 I[a] know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 140:12 Alt Hb tradition reads You

12 I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor(A)
    and upholds the cause(B) of the needy.(C)

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10 Don’t move an ancient boundary marker,(A)
and don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Redeemer is strong,(B)
and he will champion their cause against you.(C)

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Saying 11

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Defender(B) is strong;(C)
    he will take up their case against you.(D)

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13 The Lord rises to argue the case
and stands to judge the people.(A)
14 The Lord brings this charge
against the elders and leaders of his people:(B)
“You have devastated the vineyard.
The plunder from the poor is in your houses.(C)
15 Why do you crush my people
and grind the faces of the poor?”
This is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies.

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13 The Lord takes his place in court;(A)
    he rises to judge(B) the people.
14 The Lord enters into judgment(C)
    against the elders and leaders of his people:
“It is you who have ruined my vineyard;
    the plunder(D) from the poor(E) is in your houses.
15 What do you mean by crushing my people(F)
    and grinding(G) the faces of the poor?”(H)
declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.(I)

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