⁹ Then when you call, the Lord will answer.
    ‘Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.

“Remove the heavy yoke of oppression.
    Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!

¹⁵ Then call on me when you are in trouble,
    and I will rescue you,
    and you will give me glory.”

²⁴ I will answer them before they even call to me.
    While they are still talking about their needs,
    I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

¹⁵ When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look.
    Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen,
    for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.

¹³ signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
    a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.

¹⁵ When they call on me, I will answer;
    I will be with them in trouble.
    I will rescue and honor them.

¹⁵ The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
    his ears are open to their cries for help.
¹⁶ But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil;
    he will erase their memory from the earth.
¹⁷ The Lord hears his people when they call to him for help.
    He rescues them from all their troubles.

² Neighbors lie to each other,
    speaking with flattering lips and deceitful hearts.