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III

12 Rise up, Lord! God, lift up your hand!
    Do not forget the poor!
13 Why should the wicked scorn God,
    say in their hearts, “God does not care”?
14 But you do see;
    you take note of misery and sorrow;(A)
    you take the matter in hand.
To you the helpless can entrust their cause;
    you are the defender of orphans.(B)

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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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