⁵ “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.”

⁶ This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
    he saved him out of all his troubles.^(A)

³¹ Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,^(A)
    but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.^(B)

⁷ He upholds^(A) the cause of the oppressed^(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.^(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,^(D)
8     the Lord gives sight^(E) to the blind,^(F)
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,^(G)
    the Lord loves the righteous.^(H)

¹⁰ “Now will I arise,^(A)” says the Lord.
    “Now will I be exalted;^(B)
    now will I be lifted up.

¹² Arise,^(A) Lord! Lift up your hand,^(B) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.^(C)

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