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13 When you cry out for help,
    your collection of idols will not save you.
The wind will carry off all of them;
    a gentle breeze will bear them away.
But whoever makes me his refuge
    will possess the land
    and inherit my holy mountain.

Compassion for the Afflicted

14 Then the Lord will say:
    Build up, build up! Prepare the way!
    Remove every obstruction from my people’s path.
15 For thus says the One who is high and exalted,
    who lives eternally
    and whose name is holy:
I dwell in a high and holy place
    but I am with the contrite and the humble,
to revive the spirit of the humble
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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13 When you cry out(A) for help,
    let your collection of idols save(B) you!
The wind will carry all of them off,
    a mere breath will blow(C) them away.
But whoever takes refuge(D) in me
    will inherit the land(E)
    and possess my holy mountain.”(F)

Comfort for the Contrite

14 And it will be said:

“Build up, build up, prepare the road!(G)
    Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.”(H)
15 For this is what the high and exalted(I) One says—
    he who lives forever,(J) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(K) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(L) and lowly in spirit,(M)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(N)

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