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

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

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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 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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