This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him ¹  from all his troubles.

For he will rescue the needy ¹  when they cry out for help, and the oppressed ²  who have no defender.

Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! ¹ 

He will take pity ¹  on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power ¹  of the wicked!

Shout out, daughter of Gallim! Pay attention, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth! ¹ 

But at his gate lay ¹  a poor man named Lazarus ²  whose body was covered with sores, ³ 

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest ¹  gathers it for someone who is gracious ²  to the needy.

Why do you crush my people and grind the faces of the poor?” ¹  The sovereign Lord who commands armies ²  has spoken.

oppresses the poor and the needy, ¹  commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to ²  idols, performs abominable acts,

We’re eager to trade silver for the poor, ¹  a pair of sandals ²  for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!” ³ 

Then ¹  he looked up ²  at his disciples and said: “Blessed ³  are you who are poor, ⁴  for the kingdom of God belongs ⁵  to you.

For Macedonia and Achaia are pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints in Jerusalem.

For if someone ¹  comes into your assembly ²  wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

But you have dishonored the poor! ¹  Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

Have I not wept for the unfortunate? ¹  Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

A prayer of David. Listen ²  O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

For he came out of prison ¹  to become king, even though he had been born poor in what would become his ²  kingdom.

With all my strength I will say, ¹  “O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue ²  the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; ³  the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” ⁴ 

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed ²  is the one who treats the poor properly! ³  When trouble comes, ⁴  the Lord delivers him. ⁵