The needy will not always be neglected; the hope of the poor will not be crushed forever.

The helpless call to him, and he answers; he saves them from all their troubles.

Good people suffer many troubles, but the LORD saves them from them all;

I am weak and poor, O Lord, but you have not forgotten me. You are my savior and my God--- hurry to my aid!

You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.

"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

I myself created the whole universe! I am pleased with those who are humble and repentant, who fear me and obey me.

He has brought down mighty kings from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away with empty hands.

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

Listen, my dear friends! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him.

The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that God doesn't matter.

they have no pity and speak proudly.

Come, LORD! Oppose my enemies and defeat them! Save me from the wicked by your sword;

I will get rid of anyone who whispers evil things about someone else; I will not tolerate anyone who is proud and arrogant.

There are seven things that the LORD hates and cannot tolerate: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet that hurry off to do evil, a witness who tells one lie after another, and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.

(SEE 6:16)

There are people who think they are pure when they are as filthy as they can be.

Their prejudices will be held against them. They sin as openly as the people of Sodom did. They are doomed, and they have brought it on themselves.

But the Lord says, "When I finish what I am doing on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, I will punish the emperor of Assyria for all his boasting and all his pride."

I tell you," said Jesus, "the tax collector, and not the Pharisee, was in the right with God when he went home. For those who make themselves great will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be made great."