“"I know that the Lord will maintain the right of the needy" [Psalm 140:12]. This "needy" one is not "full of words;" for he that is full of words, wisheth to abound, knoweth not to hunger. He is "needy" of whom it is said, "Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled." The…”
Augustine of Hippo, 5th c. — Exposition on Psalm 140
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12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
— Psalms 140:12 —
13Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.