I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
…if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Why do the wicked live on, growing old and increasing in power?
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
…but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
…because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods: