¹² because I rescued the poor^(A) who cried for help,
    and the fatherless^(B) who had none to assist them.^(C)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;^(D)
    I made the widow’s^(E) heart sing.
¹⁴ I put on righteousness^(F) as my clothing;
    justice was my robe and my turban.^(G)
15 I was eyes^(H) to the blind
    and feet to the lame.^(I)
16 I was a father to the needy;^(J)
    I took up the case^(K) of the stranger.^(L)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
    and snatched the victims^(M) from their teeth.^(N)

² “How long will you^[a] defend the unjust
    and show partiality^(C) to the wicked?^[b](D)
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless;^(E)
    uphold the cause of the poor^(F) and the oppressed.
⁴ Rescue the weak and the needy;
    deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

⁵ “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.^(G)
    They walk about in darkness;^(H)
    all the foundations^(I) of the earth are shaken.

⁶ “I said, ‘You are “gods”;^(J)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’
⁷ But you will die^(K) like mere mortals;
    you will fall like every other ruler.”

⁸ Rise up,^(L) O God, judge^(M) the earth,
    for all the nations are your inheritance.^(N)