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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 9, Verse 8

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But the LORD shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment.
King James Version
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
American Standard Version
And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
New English Translation
He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.
World English Bible
He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.
9
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
10
And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11
Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14
That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15
The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16
The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
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The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
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For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.