^18 (A)For the needy shall not always be forgotten;
^(B)The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

¹⁷ Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,

²⁴ For He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from Him;
But ^(A)when He cried to Him, He heard.

^4 (A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will ^[a]break in pieces the oppressor.