<p class="poetry">He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he lies in ambush, waiting to catch<n id="2" /> the oppressed;p> <p class="poetry">he catches the oppressed<n id="3" /> by pulling in his net.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">You want to humiliate the oppressed,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">even though<n id="2" /> the <sc>Lordsc> is their<n id="3" /> shelter.p>

<p class="poetry">Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!p>

<p class="poetry">They sat in utter darkness,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">bound in painful iron chains,<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">the oppressed are trapped<n id="2" /> by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.<n id="3" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am oppressed and suffering!p> <p class="poetry">O God, deliver and protect me!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame!p> <p class="poetry">Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth.<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For I am oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and my heart beats violently within me.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">For you deliver oppressed<n id="1" /> people,p> <p class="poetry">but you bring down those who have a proud look.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">This oppressed man cried out and the <sc>Lordsc> heard;p> <p class="poetry">he saved him<n id="1" /> from all his troubles.p>

<p class="poetry">Evil men draw their swordsp> <p class="poetry">and prepare their bows,p> <p class="poetry">to bring down<n id="1" /> the oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and to slaughter those who are godly.<n id="2" />p>

<t /><p class="psasuper">A prayer of David.p> <p class="poetry">Listen<n id="2" /> O <sc>Lordsc>! Answer me!p> <p class="poetry">For I am oppressed and needy.p>

<p class="poetry">My eyes grow weak because of oppression.p> <p class="poetry">I call out to you, O <sc>Lordsc>, all day long;p> <p class="poetry">I spread out my hands in prayer to you.<n id="1" />p>

<p class="poetry">I know<n id="1" /> that the <sc>Lordsc> defends the cause of the oppressedp> <p class="poetry">and vindicates the poor.<n id="2" />p>

<p class="poetry">For he did not despise or detest the suffering<n id="1" /> of the oppressed;<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">he did not ignore him;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">when he cried out to him, he responded.<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">With all my strength I will say,<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">&#8220;O <sc>Lordsc>, who can compare to you?p> <p class="poetry">You rescue<n id="2" /> the oppressed from those who try to overpower them;<n id="3" />p> <p class="poetry">the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.&#8221;<n id="4" />p>

<p class="poetry">I am oppressed and needy!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">May the Lord pay attention to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You are my helper and my deliverer!p> <p class="poetry">O my God, do not delay!p>

<p class="poetry">I am oppressed and needy!<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">O God, hurry to me!<n id="2" />p> <p class="poetry">You are my helper and my deliverer!p> <p class="poetry">O <sc>Lordsc>,<n id="3" /> do not delay!p>

<p class="poetry">For he never bothered to show kindness;<n id="1" />p> <p class="poetry">he harassed the oppressed and needy,p> <p class="poetry">and killed the disheartened.<n id="2" />p>