18  For the needy shall not always be forgotten,

and ^hthe hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

12  ^jArise, O Lord; O God, ^klift up your hand;

^lforget not the afflicted.

5  “Because ^rthe poor are plundered, because the needy groan,

^sI will now arise,” says the Lord;

“I will place him in the ^tsafety for which he longs.”