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Psalms 12:5

“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

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ASV

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

KJV

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
מִשֹּׁ֥דmi.Shodfrom [the] devastation ofH7701
עֲנִיִּים֮'a.ni.Yimafflicted [people]H6041
מֵאַנְקַ֪תme.'an.Katfrom [the] groaning ofH603
אֶבְי֫וֹנִ֥ים'ev.Yo.Nimneedy [people]H34
עַתָּ֣ה'a.TahnowH6258
אָ֭קוּם'A.kumI will ariseH6965
יֹאמַ֣רyo.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אָשִׁ֥ית'a.ShitI will setH7896
בְּ֝יֵ֗שַׁעbe.Ye.sha'in [the] safetyH3468
יָפִ֥יחַֽya.Fi.ach[one who] he pantsH6315
לֽוֹ׃lofor it

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain