because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to
You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.
They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless because I saw that I had support in the gate,
Some were saying, “We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive.”
Is not your wickedness great? Are not your iniquities endless?
He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declare
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—