13 Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
For (A)He has delivered the life of the poor
From the hand of evildoers.

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13 Sing(A) to the Lord!
    Give praise to the Lord!
He rescues(B) the life of the needy
    from the hands of the wicked.(C)

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For You have been a strength to the poor,
A strength to the needy in his distress,
(A)A refuge from the storm,
A shade from the heat;
For the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

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You have been a refuge(A) for the poor,(B)
    a refuge for the needy(C) in their distress,
a shelter from the storm(D)
    and a shade from the heat.
For the breath of the ruthless(E)
    is like a storm driving against a wall

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33 For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise (A)His prisoners.

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33 The Lord hears the needy(A)
    and does not despise his captive people.

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And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord;
It shall rejoice in His salvation.
10 (A)All my bones shall say,
Lord, (B)who is like You,
Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him,
Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”

11 Fierce witnesses rise up;
They ask me things that I do not know.

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Then my soul will rejoice(A) in the Lord
    and delight in his salvation.(B)
10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(C) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(D) for them,
    the poor and needy(E) from those who rob them.”

11 Ruthless witnesses(F) come forward;
    they question me on things I know nothing about.

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(A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 72:4 crush

May he defend the afflicted(A) among the people
    and save the children of the needy;(B)
    may he crush the oppressor.(C)

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This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,
And saved him out of all his troubles.

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This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.(A)

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Listen, my beloved brethren: (A)Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom (C)which He promised to those who love Him? But (D)you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you (E)and drag you into the courts?

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Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(A) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(B) to be rich in faith(C) and to inherit the kingdom(D) he promised those who love him?(E) But you have dishonored the poor.(F) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(G)

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30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
Yes, (A)I will praise Him among the multitude.
31 For (B)He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those [a]who condemn him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:31 Lit. judging his soul

30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord;
    in the great throng(A) of worshipers I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand(B) of the needy,
    to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

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