## he has pity on ##

AT: "he feels very sad for"

## the poor and needy ##

These two words refer to the same group and are used together to emphasize how good the king is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

## the lives of the needy ##

AT: "needy people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## their souls ##

AT: "them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]])

## oppression and violence ##

These two words mean essentially the same thing and are used together to emphasize how bad the needy suffer. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])

## their blood ##

AT: "their lives" or "their suffering" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## precious in his sight ##

AT: "precious to him." This does not mean he likes to see their blood, but that their suffering feels like a precious loss. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])