Summary: I will endlessly praise the Lord and take refuge in Him. He hears the righteous and delivers them from troubles, being close to the brokenhearted and saving them from all adversities.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. (or Alleluia.)
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall be ever in my mouth.
Taste and see how good the LORD is;
blessed the man who takes refuge in him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. (or Alleluia.)
The LORD confronts the evildoers,
to destroy remembrance of them from the earth.
When the just cry out, the LORD hears them,
and from all their distress he rescues them.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. (or Alleluia.)
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted;
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.
Many are the troubles of the just man,
but out of them all the LORD delivers him.
R. The Lord hears the cry of the poor. (or Alleluia.)