⁶ The Lord works righteousness^(A)
    and justice for all the oppressed.^(B)

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.”

⁹ The Lord is a refuge^(A) for the oppressed,^(B)
    a stronghold in times of trouble.^(C)

¹² For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.

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)

³¹ For he stands at the right hand^(A) of the needy,
    to save their lives from those who would condemn them.