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Open your mouth for the mute, In the cause of all who are left desolate.
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Advocate for the Voiceless
Commentators unanimously clarify that "the dumb" does not refer to those who physically cannot speak. Instead, it describes anyone unable to effectively plead their own case. This includes, as scholars note, the timid, those ignorant of the law, the poor who cannot afford legal help, and the oppressed who are intimidated by the powerful.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In contrast with the two besetting sins of Eastern monarchs stands their one great duty: to give help to those who had no other helper.
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19th Century
Anglican
Open thy mouth for the dumb.— Who cannot from timidity or ignorance plead his own cause, and who would therefore be crush…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Open your mouth for the dumb Not who are naturally so, but who cannot speak in their own behalf, either through want of elocut…
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