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Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

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 unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, 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 be of upright conversation.

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

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

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

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

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.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtledove unto 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.

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

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

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his complaint before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come unto thee.

Because that he remembered not to shew 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.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.