11 Do not let a slanderer stay in the land.
Let evil relentlessly[a] hunt down a violent man.(A)

12 I[b] know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.(B)
13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name;
the upright will live in Your presence.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 140:11 Hb obscure
  2. Psalm 140:12 Alt Hb tradition reads You

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