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13 When you cry for help,
    let your collection of idols save you.
        A wind will carry them all away.
        A breath will take them away.
            But whoever trusts me will possess the land
                and inherit my holy mountain.

14 It will be said:
    “Build a road! Build a road!
        Prepare the way!
            Remove every obstacle in the way of my people!”

15 The High and Lofty One lives forever, and his name is holy.

This is what he says:

I live in a high and holy place.
    But I am with those who are crushed and humble.
        I will renew the spirit of those who are humble
            and the courage of those who are crushed.

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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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