Because he mercy minded not, but persecuted still The poor and needy, that he might the broken-hearted kill.
The Lord is ever nigh to them that be of broken sp'rit; To them he safety doth afford that are in heart contrite.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and bent their bow, to slay The poor and needy, and to kill men of an upright way.
The wicked man doth watch the just, and seeketh him to slay.
Thou hast it seen; for their mischief and spite thou wilt repay: The poor commits himself to thee; thou art the orphan's stay.
The wicked in his loftiness doth persecute the poor: In these devices they have fram'd let them be taken sure.