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Teo Posted 20 years ago
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You consider it to take it in hand.

0But you, O God, do see trouble and grief; 01font00you consider it to take it in hand. 02font00The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. 01i00Psalm 10:14, New International Version02i02br
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1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00But you, O ***, do see trouble and grief; 01font 00you consider it to take it in hand. 02font 00The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. 01i 00Psalm 10:14, New International Version02i 02br 02br 01font 00'To take something in hand' is an idiom that means 'to take responsibility for dealing with something'.

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00But you, O ***, do see trouble and grief; 01font 00you consider it to take it in hand.
  • 02font 00The victim commits himself to you; you are the helper of the fatherless.
  • 01i 00Psalm 10:14, New International Version02i 02br 02br 01font 00'To take something in hand' is an idiom that means 'to take responsibility for dealing with something'.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Best wishes, Clive02font 0-
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0I have the same opinion with Clive. It's *** that give him a responsibility to bring up the child in the trouble and grief. I appreciate highly his sacrifice. The victim commits himself and he becomes a father. Sometimes, an act of goodness is not appraised. Only Glod knows about it. For example: I have met a situation like this, I was very moved and try to write some verses and there is a
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