¹³ Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.

⁶ This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.

³³ For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.

³⁰ I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.

³¹ For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.

⁹ And my soul will have joy in the Lord; it will be glad in his salvation.

¹⁰ All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

¹¹ False witnesses got up: they put questions to me about crimes of which I had no knowledge.

⁴ May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

⁴ For you have been a strong place for the poor and the crushed in their trouble, a safe place from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the wrath of the cruel ones is like a winter storm.

⁵ Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

⁶ But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?