23 But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble(A) himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.

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23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, (A)as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.

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    the Lord gives sight(A) to the blind,(B)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,(C)
    the Lord loves the righteous.(D)
The Lord watches over the foreigner(E)
    and sustains the fatherless(F) and the widow,(G)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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(A)The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
(B)The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous.
(C)The Lord watches over the strangers;
He relieves the fatherless and widow;
(D)But the way of the wicked He [a]turns upside down.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 146:9 Lit. makes crooked