5 The lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless,and I have heard the groans of the poor.Now I will rise up to rescue them,as they have longed for me to do.”
6 The lord’s promises are pure,like silver refined in a furnace,purified seven times over.
7 Therefore, lord, we know you will protect the oppressed,preserving them forever from this lying generation,
8 even though the wicked strut about,and evil is praised throughout the land.