O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear
to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed,
so that those from earth may strike terror no more.
It is the vulnerable who suffer most from terror.
The oppressed, orphaned, widowed, poor and weak are in greatest need of justice.
This is a justice - שָׁפַט or shaphat - that governs through law, principled argument, and careful judgment.
Psalm 10
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