The LORD is known [by] the judgment He executes; The wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah

But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay [it] by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

Break the arm of the wicked and the evil [man;] Seek out his wickedness [until] You find none.

To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.

"For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set [him] in the safety for which he yearns."

He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

The LORD executes righteousness And justice for all who are oppressed.

Do not rob the poor because he [is] poor, Nor oppress the afflicted at the gate;

For the LORD will plead their cause, And plunder the soul of those who plunder them.

Do not remove the ancient landmark, Nor enter the fields of the fatherless;

For their Redeemer [is] mighty; He will plead their cause against you.

For You have broken the yoke of his burden And the staff of his shoulder, The rod of his oppressor, As in the day of Midian.

And I will come near you for judgment; I will be a swift witness Against sorcerers, Against adulterers, Against perjurers, Against those who exploit wage earners and widows and orphans, And against those who turn away an alien -- Because they do not fear Me," Says the LORD of hosts.

For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy [endures] forever.

The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.

You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

I will satiate the soul of the priests with abundance, And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD."

He has filled [the] hungry with good things, And [the] rich He has sent away empty.

So they all ate and were filled, and twelve baskets of the leftover fragments were taken up by them.

God sets the solitary in families; He brings out those who are bound into prosperity; But the rebellious dwell in a dry [land.]

He sent a man before them -- Joseph -- [who] was sold as a slave.

Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of the LORD tested him.

Those who sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Bound in affliction and irons --

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their chains in pieces.

For He has broken the gates of bronze, And cut the bars of iron in two.

Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name; The righteous shall surround me, For You shall deal bountifully with me."

"The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to [those who are] bound;

" As for you also, Because of the blood of your covenant, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.

Return to the stronghold, You prisoners of hope. Even today I declare [That] I will restore double to you.

"The Spirit of the LORD [is] upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to [the] poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to [the] captives And recovery of sight to [the] blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

But at night an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors and brought them out, and said,

Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains were loosed.