⁶ You bestow on him blessings forever;
    you make him glad with the joy of your presence.

⁵ He loves righteousness and justice;
    the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.^(A)

⁴ We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
    mocked and derided by those around us.^(A)

61 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
    because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
    to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives
    and release to the prisoners,^(A)