Men groan from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out; yet God does not charge them with folly.

so that they cause the cry of the poor to come to Him; for He hears the cry of the lowly.

And it came to pass after many days that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel groaned because of the bondage, and they cried out; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

And Jehovah said: I have given attention to see the affliction of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I have acknowledged their pain.

Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come unto Me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

And there was a great outcry of the people and their wives against their brothers the Jews.

There were also some who said, We have mortgaged our fields and vineyards and houses, that we might buy grain because of the famine.

Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and indeed we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have been brought into slavery. It is not in our power to redeem them, for other men have our fields and vineyards.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah; I will set him in the safety for which he pants.

For You are the God of my strength; why do You cast me off? Why do I go mourning under the oppression of the enemy?

Give attention to me, and hear me; I am restless in my meditation, and murmur;

because of the voice of the enemy, from the oppression of the wicked; for they drop down trouble upon me, and in wrath they hate me.

i1 [To the chief Musician. Jonathelemrechokim. Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gath.] i0 par Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting daily, he oppresses me.

My enemies have panted after me daily; for they are many who proudly fight against me.

And there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, Avenge me from my adversary.

yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, that she not weary me by her continual coming.

And shall God not avenge His elect who cry out day and night to Him, as He is patient with them?

Have you an arm like the Mighty God? Or can you thunder with a voice like His?

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil one; investigate his wickedness, until You find no more.