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The Lord protects the resident alien,
    comes to the aid of the orphan and the widow,(A)
    but thwarts the way of the wicked.

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The Lord watches over the foreigner(A)
    and sustains the fatherless(B) and the widow,(C)
    but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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The Lord makes poor and makes rich,
    humbles, and also exalts.
He raises the needy from the dust;
    from the ash heap lifts up the poor,
To seat them with nobles
    and make a glorious throne their heritage.

“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
    and he has set the world upon them.(A)

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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