For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
For surely there is a hereafter, And your hope will not be cut off.
So shall the knowledge of wisdom be to your soul; If you have found it, there is a prospect, And your hope will not be cut off.
Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?
To hear the groaning of the prisoner, To release those appointed to death,
Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: “Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God.
He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty.
For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
For You are my hope, O Lord God; You are my trust from my youth.
When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.
“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.