¹⁶ So the poor^(A) have hope,
    and injustice shuts its mouth.^(B)

⁴² The upright see and rejoice,^(A)
    but all the wicked shut their mouths.^(B)

¹¹ But the king will rejoice in God;
    all who swear by God will glory in him,^(A)
    while the mouths of liars will be silenced.^(B)

⁸ He raises^(A) the poor^(B) from the dust^(C)
    and lifts the needy^(D) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.^(E)

“For the foundations^(F) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.
⁹ He will guard the feet^(G) of his faithful servants,^(H)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.^(I)

“It is not by strength^(J) that one prevails;

³² What answer shall be given
    to the envoys^(A) of that nation?
“The Lord has established Zion,^(B)
    and in her his afflicted people will find refuge.^(C)”

¹⁸ But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope^(A) of the afflicted^(B) will never perish.