I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have oppressed the poor and needy and have exploited the foreign resident without justice.
They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
…if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.
If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,
I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.