He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.

She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy.

They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

If I have seen anyone about to perish for lack of clothing, or a poor man without a coat,

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.