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The Book of Isaiah, Chapter 26, Verse 6

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For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust.
King James Version
The foot shall tread it down, [even] the feet of the poor, [and] the steps of the needy.
American Standard Version
The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.
New English Translation
It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor.”
World English Bible
The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy."
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The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.
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Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.
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With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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Let favour be shewed to the wicked, [yet] will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.
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LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: [but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.
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LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
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O LORD our God, [other] lords beside thee have had dominion over us: [but] by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
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[They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
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Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed [it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth.
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LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer [when] thy chastening [was] upon them.