He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.

But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the Lord is their shelter.

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,

It is trampled underfoot by the feet of the oppressed, by the soles of the poor.”

א (Alef) I am the man who has experienced affliction from the rod of his wrath.

If the person is poor you may not use what he gives you as security for a covering.

You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down.

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.

The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!

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

I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.

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

All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.