Their produce is taken by him who has no food, and their grain goes to the poor, and he who is in need of water gets it from their spring.

But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Or, Get me out of the power of my hater? or, Give money so that I may be free from the power of the cruel ones?

Who made the Bear and Orion, and the Pleiades, and the store-houses of the south:

The land is given into the power of the evil-doer; the faces of its judges are covered; if not by him, then who has done it?

With him there is wisdom and strength; power and knowledge are his.

He puts shame on chiefs, and takes away the power of the strong;

God gives me over to the power of sinners, sending me violently into the hands of evil-doers.

His children are hoping that the poor will be kind to them, and his hands give back his wealth.

Because he has been cruel to the poor, turning away from them in their trouble; because he has taken a house by force which he did not put up;

Why is life given to the evil-doers? why do they become old and strong in power?

Truly, is not their well-being in their power? (The purpose of the evil-doers is far from me.)

For it was the man with power who had the land, and the man with an honoured name who was living in it.

For God makes low those whose hearts are lifted up, but he is a saviour to the poor in spirit.

Would he make use of his great power to overcome me? No, but he would give attention to me.

The crushed are turned out of the way; all the poor of the earth go into a secret place together.

The child without a father is forced from its mother's breast, and they take the young children of the poor for debt.

He who is purposing death gets up before day, so that he may put to death the poor and those in need.

But God by his power gives long life to the strong; he gets up again, though he has no hope of life.

Rule and power are his; he makes peace in his high places.

How have you given help to him who has no power! how have you been the salvation of the arm which has no strength!

By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.

See, these are only the outskirts of his ways; and how small is that which comes to our ears about him! But the thunder of his acts of power is outside all knowledge.

For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.

I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.

Has not my hand been stretched out in help to the poor? have I not been a saviour to him in his trouble?

If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;

If I saw one near to death for need of clothing, and that the poor had nothing covering him;

For the fear of God kept me back, and because of his power I might not do such things.

Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

After it a voice is sounding, thundering out the word of his power; he does not keep back his thunder-flames; from his mouth his voice is sounding.

Do you make Mazzaroth come out in its right time, or are the Bear and its children guided by you?

Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power?

Put on the ornaments of your pride; be clothed with glory and power:

I will not keep quiet about the parts of his body, or about his power, and the strength of his frame.