⁷ He upholds^(A) the cause of the oppressed^(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.^(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,^(D)

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

⁶ God sets the lonely^(A) in families,^[a](B)
    he leads out the prisoners^(C) with singing;
    but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.^(D)

¹⁸ “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,^(A)
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news^(B) to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,

⁷ Set me free from my prison,^(A)
    that I may praise your name.^(B)
Then the righteous will gather about me
    because of your goodness to me.^(C)

¹⁸ defending the fatherless^(A) and the oppressed,^(B)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things^(A)
    but has sent the rich away empty.