Psalm 12:5
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For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
In other translations
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Hebrew words
מִשֹּׁדmishodfrom [the] devastation ofH7701עֲנִיִּים'aniyimafflicted [people]H6041מֵאַנְקַתme'ankatfrom [the] groaning ofH603אֶבְיוֹנִים'evyonimneedy [people]H34עַתָּה'atahnowH6258אָקוּם'akumI will ariseH6965יֹאמַרyomarhe saysH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אָשִׁית'ashitI will setH7896בְּיֵשַׁעbeyesha'in [the] safetyH3468יָפִיחַyafiach[one who] he pantsH6315לוֹ׃lofor it
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Psalm 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
- Proverbs 14:31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- James 5:4Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
- Psalm 146:7-87 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners: 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:7 He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, 8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- Micah 7:8-98 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.8 Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. 9 Because I have sinned against Him, I must endure the rage of the LORD, until He argues my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me into the light; I will see His righteousness.
- Isaiah 33:10Now will I rise, saith the Lord; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- Job 5:15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
- Exodus 2:23-2423 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.23 After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. 24 So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- Job 5:21Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
- Psalm 10:12Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless.
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