American Standard Version of 1901
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Jehovah upholdeth all that fall,And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
The eyes of all wait for thee;And thou givest them their food in due season.
Thou openest thy hand,And {Or, satisfiest every living thing with favor}satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Jehovah is righteous in all his ways,And gracious in all his works.
Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him,To all that call upon him in truth.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him;He also will hear their cry and will save them.
Jehovah preserveth all them that love him;But all the wicked will he destroy.
Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any:He is mighty in strength of {Hebrew: heart.}understanding.
These wait all for thee,That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value than they?
Thou givest unto them, they gather;Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
but thou shalt surely open thy hand unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth.
For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,And done that which is evil in thy sight;That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest,And be clear when thou judgest.
Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart,And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Let your {Or, gentleness Compare 2 Corinthians 10:1.}forbearance be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.
And it shall come to pass that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
Morning by morning will I destroy all the wicked of the land;To cut off all the workers of iniquity from the city of Jehovah.