For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set {him} in safety {from him that} puffeth at him. {puffeth...: or, would ensnare him}

The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. {a refuge: Heb. an high place}

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and {him} that hath no helper.

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Rob not the poor, because he {is} poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save {him} from those that condemn his soul. {those...: Heb. the judges of}

But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant {that is} poor and needy, {whether he be} of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that {are} in thy land within thy gates:

Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.

Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.

{If} ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt:

This {is} the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, {which} they shall receive of the Almighty.

Thou hast seen {it}; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite {it} with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. {committeth: Heb. leaveth}

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow. {oppression: or, deceit}

That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! {proverb: or, taunting speech} {golden...: or, exactress of gold}

{Is} not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? {the heavy...: Heb. the bundles of the yoke} {oppressed: Heb. broken}

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: {landmark: or, bound}

Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:

The LORD {is} righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. {holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful}

Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.

[A Psalm of David.] I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O LORD, will I sing.

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

TZADDI. Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, and upright {are} thy judgments.

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

Arise, O LORD, in thine anger, lift up thyself because of the rage of mine enemies: and awake for me {to} the judgment {that} thou hast commanded.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.