¹⁸ For the needy shall not always be forgotten, Nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

¹⁸ Indeed surely there is a future hope, And your hope will not be cut off.

⁵ "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

¹⁴ So you shall know wisdom to be to your soul; If you have found it, then there will be a reward, Your hope will not be cut off.

¹² For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

⁵ Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

²⁰ He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, "Blessed are you who are poor, For yours is the Kingdom of God.

⁵³ He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

³¹ For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.

²⁰ To hear the groans of the prisoner; To free those who are condemned to death;

¹⁷ He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, And has not despised their prayer.

¹² For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper.

¹³ He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

¹⁴ He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

⁴ He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, And will break the oppressor in pieces.

⁵ For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh; My confidence from my youth.