⁶ He does not keep the wicked alive^(A)
    but gives the afflicted their rights.^(B)

¹² For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.
¹³ He will take pity^(A) on the weak and the needy
    and save the needy from death.
¹⁴ He will rescue^(B) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious^(C) is their blood in his sight.

¹² I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor^(A)
    and upholds the cause^(B) of the needy.^(C)

⁷ Why do the wicked live on,
    growing old and increasing in power?^(A)
8 They see their children established around them,
    their offspring before their eyes.^(B)
9 Their homes are safe and free from fear;^(C)
    the rod of God is not on them.^(D)

¹⁵ He saves the needy^(A) from the sword in their mouth;
    he saves them from the clutches of the powerful.^(B)

⁴ but with righteousness^(A) he will judge the needy,^(B)
    with justice^(C) he will give decisions for the poor^(D) of the earth.
He will strike^(E) the earth with the rod of his mouth;^(F)
    with the breath^(G) of his lips he will slay the wicked.^(H)