¹³ “Lord, help!” they cried in their trouble,
    and he saved them from their distress.
¹⁴ He led them from the darkness and deepest gloom;
    he snapped their chains.

⁴⁴ Even so, he pitied them in their distress
    and listened to their cries.
⁴⁵ He remembered his covenant with them
    and relented because of his unfailing love.

³⁶ “Indeed, the Lord will give justice to his people,
    and he will change his mind about^[a] his servants,
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave or free.