For the oppre ion of the poor - That is, on account of the wrong done to the poor in the manner specified above—by the abuse of the…

For the oppression — that is, on account of the oppression. Here, as in so many psalms and prophecies, we have an ancient oracle o…

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of t…

Because of the spoiling of the needy. David now sets before himself, as a matter of consolation, the truth that God will not permit the wi…

For the oppression of the poor
The servants and people of God, who, for the most part, are poor in a temporal sense,…

This psalm furnishes good thoughts for bad times; one may comfort oneself with such meditations and prayers. Let us see what makes the times bad, a…