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May he defend the afflicted of the people
    and deliver the children of the poor,
        but crush the oppressor.

May they fear you as long as the sun and moon shine[a]
    from generation to generation.
May he be like the rain that descends on mown grass,
    like showers sprinkling on the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:5 The Heb. lacks shine