12 But, O Lord of hosts,
You who (A)test the righteous,
And see the [a]mind and heart,
(B)Let me see Your vengeance on them;
For I have pleaded my cause before You.

13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For (C)He has delivered the life of the poor
From the hand of evildoers.

14 (D)Cursed be the day in which I was born!
Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 20:12 Most secret parts, lit. kidneys

12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(A)
let me see your vengeance(B) on them,
    for to you I have committed(C) my cause.

13 Sing(D) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(E) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(F)

14 Cursed be the day I was born!(G)
    May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!

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