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12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy
    and executes justice for the poor.(A)

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

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For you have maintained my just cause;
    you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.(A)

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For you have upheld my right(A) and my cause,(B)
    sitting enthroned(C) as the righteous judge.(D)

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49 then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, maintain their cause,

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49 then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

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45 then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea and maintain their cause.

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45 then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.(A)

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10 All my bones shall say,
    “O Lord, who is like you?
You deliver the weak
    from those too strong for them,
    the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”(A)

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10 My whole being will exclaim,
    “Who is like you,(A) Lord?
You rescue the poor from those too strong(B) for them,
    the poor and needy(C) from those who rob them.”

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the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.(A)

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The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy;
    then it was well.
Is not this to know me?
    says the Lord.(A)

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16 He defended the cause of the poor and needy,(A)
    and so all went well.
Is that not what it means to know(B) me?”
    declares the Lord.

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but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
    and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
    and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.(A)

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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)

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10 Do not remove an ancient landmark
    or encroach on the fields of orphans,(A)
11 for their vindicator[a] is strong;
    he will plead their cause against you.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 23.11 Or redeemer

Saying 11

10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone(A)
    or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,
11 for their Defender(B) is strong;(C)
    he will take up their case against you.(D)

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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
    or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)

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Saying 2

22 Do not exploit the poor(A) because they are poor
    and do not crush the needy in court,(B)

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17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute
    and will not despise their prayer.(A)

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17 He will respond to the prayer(A) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

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12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
    the poor and those who have no helper.(A)
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy
    and saves the lives of the needy.
14 From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
    and precious is their blood in his sight.(B)

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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.

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May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
    give deliverance to the needy,
    and crush the oppressor.(A)

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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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