Holy Scripture
Psalms 71:13
A church father on this verse
“"O Lord, my God, be not far from me." So it is, and the Lord is not far off at all. For, "The Lord is nigh unto them that have bruised the heart." "My God, unto my help look Thou." "Be they confounded and fail that engage my soul." What hath he desired? "Be they confounded and fail." Why hath he desired it? "That enga…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
13He shall spare the poor and needy, And shall deliver the souls of the needy.
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11And all kings shall worship him; All the Gentiles shall serve him.
12For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; And the needy who had no helper.
— Psalms 71:13 —
14He shall redeem their souls from usury and injustice: And their name shall be precious before him.
15And he shall live, and there shall be given him of the gold of Arabia: And men shall pray for him continually; And all the day shall they praise him.