Psalm 140:12
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I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
In other translations
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Hebrew words
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Related verses
- Psalm 9:4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
- 1 Kings 8:49Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause.
- Proverbs 23:10-1110 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.10 Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless, 11 for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
- 1 Kings 8:45Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.then may You hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and may You uphold their cause.
- Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the Lord.He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
- Psalm 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Psalm 35:10All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
- Matthew 11:5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- Psalm 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
- Proverbs 22:22Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,
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