⁹ Because of the multitude of oppressions They cause to cry out, They cry because of the arm of the mighty.

²³ And it cometh to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dieth, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goeth up unto God, because of the service;

²⁸ To cause to come in unto Him The cry of the poor, And the cry of the afflicted He heareth.

³ and a widow was in that city, and she was coming unto him, saying, Do me justice on my opponent,

⁴ and he would not for a time, but after these things he said in himself, Even if God I do not fear, and man do not regard,

⁵ yet because this widow doth give me trouble, I will do her justice, lest, perpetually coming, she may plague me.'

⁶ And the Lord said, `Hear ye what the unrighteous judge saith:

⁷ and shall not God execute the justice to His choice ones, who are crying unto Him day and night -- bearing long in regard to them?

¹ To the Overseer. -- `On the Dumb Dove far off.' -- A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines' taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

² Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many `are' fighting against me, O most High,

² Attend to me, and answer me, I mourn in my meditation, and make a noise,

³ Because of the voice of an enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked, For they cause sorrow to move against me, And in anger they hate me.

² For thou `art' the God of my strength. Why hast Thou cast me off? Why mourning do I go up and down, In the oppression of an enemy?

⁵ Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.

¹⁵ Break the arm of the wicked and the evil, Seek out his wickedness, find none;

⁹ And an arm like God hast thou? And with a voice like Him dost thou thunder?

¹² Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

¹⁹ Causing ministers to go away a spoil And strong ones He overthroweth.

¹ And there is a great cry of the people and their wives, concerning their brethren the Jews,

² yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we -- are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'

³ And there are who are saying, `Our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, we are pledging, and we receive corn for the famine.'

⁴ And there are who are saying, `We have borrowed money for the tribute of the king, `on' our fields, and our vineyards;

⁵ and now, as the flesh of our brethren `is' our flesh, as their sons `are' our sons, and lo, we are subduing our sons and our daughters for servants, and there are of our daughters subdued, and our hand hath no might, and our fields and our vineyards `are' to others.'

⁹ `And now, lo, the cry of the sons of Israel hath come in unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians are oppressing them,

⁷ And Jehovah saith, `I have certainly seen the affliction of My people who `are' in Egypt, and their cry I have heard, because of its exactors, for I have known its pains;