But I, when they troubled me, put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer shall return to my [own] bosom.

I behaved agreeably towards them as [if it had been] our neighbor [or] brother; I humbled myself as one mourning and sad of countenance.

But if you will not hear it, your soul shall weep in secret because of pride, and your eyes shall pour down tears, because the Lord's flock is sorely bruised.

Forasmuch as evil is rewarded for good; for they have spoken words against my soul, and they have hidden the punishment they [meant] for me. Remember that I stood before Your face, to speak good concerning them, to turn away Your wrath from them.

And as He drew near, seeing the city, He wept over it,

Jesus wept.

Rejoice with those that rejoice, and weep with those that weep.

But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.

(for I nourished them as a father from my youth and guided [them] from my mother's womb.)

and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth. Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men.

He that dishonors the needy, sins, but he that has pity on the poor is most blessed.

He that oppresses the needy provokes his Maker, but he that honors Him has pity upon the poor.

He that laughs at the poor provokes Him that made him, and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless; but he that has compassion shall find mercy.

He that has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and He will recompense to him according to his gift.

He that increases his wealth by usury and [unjust] gains, gathers it for him that pities the poor.

Break your bread to the hungry, and lead the unsheltered poor to your house; if you see one naked, clothe [him], and you shall not disregard the relations of your own seed.

Then shall your light break forth as the morning, and your health shall speedily spring forth; and your righteousness shall go before you, and the glory of God shall surround you.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel please you, and atone for your sins by alms, and [your] iniquities by compassion on the poor; [perhaps] God will be longsuffering toward your trespasses.

just as it is written: "He has dispersed, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever."