⁵ But the Lord says,
    “Because the poor are oppressed,
    because of the groans of the needy,
    I’m now standing up.
    I will provide the help they are gasping for.”^[a]

¹⁴ He redeems their lives from oppression and violence;
    their blood is precious in his eyes.

³⁴ Yet their redeemer is strong;
    the Lord of heavenly forces is his name.
He will surely defend their cause
    and give them rest in the land.
But he will unsettle the people of Babylon.