For he never remembered to show mercy. But he persecuted a poor and needy man, crushed in spirit, to put him to death.
Then each man said to his brother, “We’re truly guilty for our brother. We saw the distress of his soul when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why this distress has come to us.”
You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
In pride the wicked hotly hunts the poor. Let them be caught in the plots they have planned.
The righteous cry out and Adonai hears, and delivers them from all their troubles.
The wicked have unsheathed their sword and have bent their bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose conduct is upright.
The wicked lies in wait for the righteous, seeking to slay him.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.
For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.