For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy groan, I will now arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Know that wisdom is such to your soul; if you find it, there will be a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
to hear the groans of the prisoners, to set free those who were doomed to die,
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!
For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord, from my youth.
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
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