The LORDperformsrighteousdeedsAnd judgmentsfor allwho are oppressed.
For He standsat the righthandof the needy,To savehim from those who judgehis soul.
"Becauseof the devastationof the afflicted,becauseof the groaningof the needy,NowI will arise,"saysthe LORD;"I will sethim in the safetyfor which he longs."
Who executesjusticefor the oppressed;Who givesfoodto the hungry.The LORDsetsthe prisonersfree.
Allmy boneswill say,"LORD,whois likeYou, Who deliversthe afflictedfrom him whois toostrongfor him, And the afflictedand the needyfrom him who robshim?"
For he will deliverthe needywhen he criesfor help,The afflictedalso, and him who hasnohelper.
May he vindicatethe afflictedof the people,Savethe childrenof the needyAnd crushthe oppressor.
The LORDalso will be a strongholdfor the oppressed,A strongholdin timesof trouble;
He who oppressesthe poortauntshis Maker,But he who is graciousto the needyhonorsHim.
Do not movethe ancientboundaryOr gointo the fieldsof the fatherless,
"They have treatedfatherand motherlightlywithin you. The alienthey have oppressedin your midst;the fatherlessand the widowthey have wrongedin you.
"And the slavesaid,'Master,whatyou commandedhas been done,and stillthere is room.'
But you have dishonoredthe poor man.Is it not the richwho oppressyou and personallydragyou into court?
