I said, ‘Listen, my people! I will warn you! O Israel, if only you would obey me!

But my people did not obey me; Israel did not submit to me.

A psalm of David. O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my plea for help! Because of your faithfulness and justice, answer me!

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.