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12 Lord, get up and do something.
    Punish those who are wicked, God.
    Don’t forget those who are poor and helpless.

13 The wicked turn against God
    because they think he will not punish them.
14 But, Lord, you do see the pain and suffering they cause.
    You see it, so punish them.
Those who were left helpless put their trust in you.
    After all, you are the one who cares for orphans.

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12 Arise,(A) Lord! Lift up your hand,(B) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.(C)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(D)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?(E)
14 But you, God, see the trouble(F) of the afflicted;
    you consider their grief and take it in hand.
The victims commit themselves to you;(G)
    you are the helper(H) of the fatherless.

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