¹⁶ I was a father to the poor and needy; the cause of him I did not know I searched out.

¹³ If I have despised and rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant when they contended or brought a complaint against me,

Psalm 41

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

¹ Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is he who considers the weak and the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble.