He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to set them among princes and make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and He set the world upon them.

He guards the feet of His saints, but the wicked are silent in darkness. For man does not prevail by might.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That Jehovah has founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall take refuge in it.

Turn to the stronghold, you prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore double to you.

But against the children of Israel shall not a single dog move its tongue, against man or beast, that you may know that Jehovah makes a separation between Egypt and Israel.

But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

The upright see it and rejoice, and all iniquity stops its mouth.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it says to those who are under the Law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.