21 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

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21 Do not let the oppressed(A) retreat in disgrace;
    may the poor and needy(B) praise your name.

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For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

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“Because the poor are plundered(A) and the needy groan,(B)
    I will now arise,(C)” says the Lord.
    “I will protect them(D) from those who malign them.”

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The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

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The Lord works righteousness(A)
    and justice for all the oppressed.(B)

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18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

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

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11 The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the Lord of hosts: for the Lord is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the Lord.

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11 the sounds of joy and gladness,(A) the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings(B) to the house of the Lord, saying,

“Give thanks to the Lord Almighty,
    for the Lord is good;(C)
    his love endures forever.”(D)

For I will restore the fortunes(E) of the land as they were before,(F)’ says the Lord.

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17 But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

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17 But Israel will be saved(A) by the Lord
    with an everlasting salvation;(B)
you will never be put to shame or disgraced,(C)
    to ages everlasting.

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22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

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22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.

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19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;

20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;

21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;

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19 “The Lord looked down(A) from his sanctuary on high,
    from heaven he viewed the earth,
20 to hear the groans of the prisoners(B)
    and release those condemned to death.”
21 So the name of the Lord will be declared(C) in Zion
    and his praise(D) in Jerusalem

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10 All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

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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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11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.

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11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord:

“He is good;
    his love toward Israel endures forever.”(A)

And all the people gave a great shout(B) of praise to the Lord, because the foundation(C) of the house of the Lord was laid.

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