But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.

You will listen, O LORD, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

With all my heart I will say to the LORD, "There is no one like you. You protect the weak from the strong, the poor from the oppressor."

May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.

He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.

He has pity on the weak and poor; he saves the lives of those in need.

But he rescued the needy from their misery and made their families increase like flocks.

because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.

LORD, I know that you defend the cause of the poor and the rights of the needy.