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15 Break the power of wicked and evil people;
    punish them for the wrong they have done
    until they do it no more.

16 The Lord is king forever and ever.
    Those who worship other gods
    will vanish from his land.

17 You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly;
    you will give them courage.

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15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(A)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

16 The Lord is King for ever and ever;(B)
    the nations(C) will perish from his land.
17 You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted;(D)
    you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,(E)

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