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# When the wicked arise
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This is an idiom that means when wicked people gain power or start to rule. Alternate translation: "When the wicked rise to power" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# the wicked
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This refers to wicked persons in general. This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "wicked people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# people hide themselves
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This is an exaggeration for doing everything they can to avoid having wicked people harm them. Alternate translation: "people go into hiding" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hyperbole]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# perish
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Possible meanings are 1) "go away" or 2) "fall from power" or 3) "are destroyed."
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# the righteous
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This refers to righteous persons in general. This nominal adjective can be stated as an adjective. Alternate translation: "righteous people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])
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# increase
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Possible meanings are 1) "multiply" or 2) "rise to power."
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