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.

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,

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.

For you deliver oppressed people, but you bring down those who have a proud look.

This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O Lord, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

With all my strength I will say, “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O Lord, do not delay!

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.