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763. The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor (Psalm 82)

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Text Information

• First Line: The Lord hears the cry of the poor
• Title: The Lord Hears the Cry of the Poor (Psalm 82)
• Author: John B. Foley, SJ (1978)
• Meter: Irregular
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 82
  ;
  Psalm 69:33
• Topic: Healing; Justice and Reconciliation; The Life of the Nations; Mercy
• Copyright: © 1978, 1991 John B. Foley, SJ, and OCP; Responsive Reading © 1952, rev. 1971 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
• ONE LICENSE: 80686
• Notes: Responsive refrain to reading of Psalm 82

Tune Information

• Name: THE CRY OF THE POOR
• Composer: John B. Foley, SJ (1978)
• Meter: Irregular
• Key: f♯ minor
• Copyright: © 1978, 1991 John B. Foley, SJ, and OCP

Text Information:

The first part of this antiphon for Psalm 82 is based on Psalm 69:33a, and the second part is a benediction found throughout Hebrew scripture. It fittingly frames a psalm describing God’s indignation that lesser deities reward the wicked but treat the weak and needy unjustly.