"Ifyou afflicthim at all,[and] ifhe does cryout to Me, I will surelyhearhis cry;
So that they caused the cryof the poorto cometo Him, And that He might hearthe cryof the afflicted--
"Becauseof the multitudeof oppressionsthey cryout; They cryfor helpbecauseof the armof the mighty.
You have seen[it], for You have beheldmischiefand vexationto takeit into Your hand.The unfortunatecommits[himself] to You; You have beenthe helperof the orphan.
I knowthat the LORDwill maintainthe causeof the afflictedAnd justicefor the poor.
He will fulfillthe desireof those who fearHim; He will also heartheir cryand will savethem.
In my distressI calledupon the LORD,And criedto my Godfor help;He heardmy voiceout of His temple,And my cryfor helpbeforeHim cameinto His ears.
A fatherof the fatherlessand a judgefor the widows,Is Godin His holyhabitation.
for that is his onlycovering;it is his cloakfor his body.Whatelse shall he sleepin? And it shall comeabout that whenhe criesout to Me, I will hear[him], for I am gracious.
We have becomeorphanswithouta father,Our mothersare like widows.
now,will not Godbring aboutjusticefor His electwho cryto Him dayand night,and will He delay longoverthem?
"He executesjusticefor the orphanand the widow,and showsHis lovefor the alienby givinghim foodand clothing.
"Bewarethat there is nobasethoughtin your heart,saying,The seventhyear,the yearof remission,is near,'and your eyeis hostiletoward your poorbrother,and you givehim nothing;then he may cryto the LORDagainstyou, and it will be a sinin you.
"You shall givehim his wageson his daybefore the sunsets,for he is poorand setshis hearton it; so that he will not cryagainstyou to the LORDand it becomesinin you.
Behold,the payof the laborerswho mowedyour fields,[and] which has been withheldby you, criesout [against you]; and the outcryof thosewho did the harvestinghas reachedthe earsof the Lordof Sabaoth.
