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A fruitful land into barrenness, For the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
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He turns a wilderness into pools of water, And dry land into watersprings.
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There He makes the hungry dwell, That they may establish a city for a dwelling place,
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And sow fields and plant vineyards, That they may yield a fruitful harvest.
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He also blesses them, and they multiply greatly; And He does not let their cattle decrease.
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When they are diminished and brought low Through oppression, affliction and sorrow,
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He pours contempt on princes, And causes them to wander in the wilderness where there is no way;
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Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
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The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
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Whoever is wise will observe these things, And they will understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.