He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth up, and no man is sure of life.

Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; and the stars are not pure in his sight.

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

He divideth the sea by his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

The topaz of Cush shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved for the poor?

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles to man.

Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words.

He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness.

How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

So that they cause the cry of the poor to come to him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?

For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor of it.

Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundance of justice: he will not afflict.

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

Canst thou put a hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

Therefore take to you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to thee will I pray.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself to thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.

The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend.

The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

For thou hast met him with the blessings of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold on his head.

Be thou exalted, LORD, in thy own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.

Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

The voice of the LORD maketh the hinds to calve, and maketh bare the forests: and in his temple doth every one speak of his glory.

For this shall every one that is godly pray to thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh to him.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like thee, who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, even the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as are of upright deportment.

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no delay, O my God.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day.

Both low and high, rich and poor together.

But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he will hear my voice.

Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.

But I will sing of thy power; yes, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth to God.

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

Who by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee.

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power to his people. Blessed be God.

Pour out thy indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

But I am poor and needy: make haste to me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no delay.

Now also when I am old and gray-headed, O God, forsake me not; until I have shown thy strength to this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove to the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of thy poor for ever.

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

The earth and all its inhabitants are dissolved: I bear up the pillars of it. Selah.

Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven: and by his power he brought in the south wind.

Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thy power preserve thou those that are appointed to die;

The boar from the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast of the field doth devour it.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

A Prayer of David. Bow down thy ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.

Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants; how I do bear in my bosom the reproach of all the mighty people;

Who knoweth the power of thy anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

Nevertheless he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make his mighty power to be known.

They joined themselves also to Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.

Yet he setteth the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.

Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

For he will stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power, in the beauties of holiness: from the womb of the morning, thou hast the dew of thy youth.

He hath shown his people the power of his works, that he may give them the heritage of the heathen.

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor.

He raiseth the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word to thy servant.