Verse 1

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed{H835} is he that considereth{H7919} the poor:{H1800} Jehovah{H3068} will deliver{H4422} him in the day{H3117} of evil.{H7451}

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:21 : 21 He that despiseth{H936} his neighbor{H7453} sinneth;{H2398} But he that hath pity{H2603} on the poor,{H6035} happy{H835} is he.
  • Prov 19:17 : 17 He that hath pity{H2603} upon the poor{H1800} lendeth{H3867} unto Jehovah,{H3068} And his good deed{H1576} will he pay him again.{H7999}
  • Ps 37:19 : 19 They shall not be put to shame{H954} in the time{H6256} of evil;{H7451} And in the days{H3117} of famine{H7459} they shall be satisfied.{H7646}
  • Acts 20:35 : 35 In all things{G3956} I gave you{G5213} an example,{G5263} that{G3754} so{G3779} laboring{G2872} ye ought{G1163} to help{G482} the weak,{G770} and{G5037} to remember{G3421} the words{G3056} of the Lord{G2962} Jesus,{G2424} that{G3754} he himself{G846} said,{G2036} It is{G2076} more{G3123} blessed{G3107} to give{G1325} than{G2228} to receive.{G2983}
  • 2 Cor 9:8-9 : 8 And{G1161} God{G2316} is able{G1415} to make all{G3956} grace{G5485} abound{G4052} unto{G1519} you;{G5209} that{G2443} ye, having{G2192} always{G3842} all{G3956} sufficiency{G841} in{G1722} everything,{G3956} may abound{G4052} unto{G1519} every{G3956} good{G18} work:{G2041} 9 as{G2531} it is written,{G1125} He hath scattered abroad,{G4650} he hath given{G1325} to the poor;{G3993} His{G846} righteousness{G1343} abideth{G3306} for{G1519} ever.{G165} 10 And{G1161} he that{G3588} supplieth{G2023} seed{G4690} to the sower{G4687} and{G2532} {G5524} bread{G740} for{G1519} food,{G1035} shall supply and{G2532} multiply{G4129} your{G5216} seed for sowing,{G4703} and{G2532} increase{G837} the fruits{G1081} of your{G5216} righteousness:{G1343} 11 ye being enriched{G4148} in{G1722} everything{G3956} unto{G1519} all{G3956} liberality,{G572} which{G3748} worketh{G2716} through{G1223} us{G2257} thanksgiving{G2169} to God.{G2316} 12 For{G3754} the ministration{G1248} of this{G3778} service{G3009} not{G3756} only{G3440} filleth{G4322} up the measure of the wants{G5303} of the saints,{G40} but{G235} {G2076} aboundeth{G4052} also{G2532} through{G1223} many{G4183} thanksgivings{G2169} unto God;{G2316} 13 seeing that{G1223} through the proving{G1382} [of you] by this{G3778} ministration{G1248} they glorify{G1392} God{G2316} for{G1909} the obedience{G5292} of your{G5216} confession{G3671} unto{G1519} the gospel{G2098} of Christ,{G5547} and{G2532} for the liberality{G572} of [your] contribution{G2842} unto{G1519} them{G846} and{G2532} unto{G1519} all;{G3956} 14 while{G2532} they themselves{G846} also, with supplication{G1162} on your{G5216} behalf,{G5228} long after{G1971} you{G5209} by reason{G1223} of the exceeding{G5235} grace{G5485} of God{G2316} in{G1909} you.{G5213}
  • Heb 6:10 : 10 for{G1063} God{G2316} is not{G3756} unrighteous{G94} to forget{G1950} your{G5216} work{G2041} and{G2532} the {G2873} love{G26} which{G3739} ye showed{G1731} toward{G1519} his{G846} name,{G3686} in that ye ministered{G1247} unto the saints,{G40} and{G2532} still do minister.{G1247}
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For{G1063} judgment{G2920} [is] without mercy{G448} to him{G4160} that hath showed{G4160} no{G3361} mercy:{G1656} {G2532} mercy{G1656} glorieth against{G2620} judgment.{G2920}
  • Rev 3:10 : 10 Because{G3754} thou didst keep{G5083} the word{G3056} of my{G3450} patience,{G5281} I also{G2504} will keep{G5083} thee{G4571} from{G1537} the hour{G5610} of trial,{G3986} that [hour] which{G3588} is{G2064} to come{G3195} upon{G1909} the whole{G3650} world,{G3625} to try{G3985} them that dwell{G2730} upon{G1909} the earth.{G1093}
  • Ps 112:9 : 9 He hath dispersed,{H6340} he hath given{H5414} to the needy;{H34} His righteousness{H6666} endureth{H5975} for ever:{H5703} His horn{H7161} shall be exalted{H7311} with honor.{H3519}
  • Ps 37:26 : 26 All the day long{H3117} he dealeth graciously,{H2603} and lendeth;{H3867} And his seed{H2233} is blessed.{H1293}
  • Ps 37:39-40 : 39 But the salvation{H8668} of the righteous{H6662} is of Jehovah;{H3068} He is their stronghold{H4581} in the time{H6256} of trouble.{H6869} 40 And Jehovah{H3068} helpeth{H5826} them, and rescueth{H6403} them; He rescueth{H6403} them from the wicked,{H7563} and saveth{H3467} them, Because they have taken refuge{H2620} in him.
  • Deut 15:7-9 : 7 If there be with thee a poor man,{H34} one{H259} of thy brethren,{H251} within any{H259} of thy gates{H8179} in thy land{H776} which Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} giveth{H5414} thee, thou shalt not harden{H553} thy heart,{H3824} nor shut{H7092} thy hand{H3027} from thy poor{H34} brother;{H251} 8 but thou shalt surely{H6605} open{H6605} thy hand{H3027} unto him, and shalt surely{H5670} lend{H5670} him sufficient{H1767} for his need{H4270} [in that] which he wanteth.{H2637} 9 Beware{H8104} that there be not a base{H1100} thought{H1697} in thy heart,{H3824} saying,{H559} The seventh{H7651} year,{H8141} the year{H8141} of release,{H8059} is at hand;{H7126} and thine eye{H5869} be evil{H7489} against thy poor{H34} brother,{H251} and thou give{H5414} him nought; and he cry{H7121} unto Jehovah{H3068} against thee, and it be sin{H2399} unto thee. 10 Thou shalt surely{H5414} give{H5414} him, and thy heart{H3824} shall not be grieved{H3415} when thou givest{H5414} unto him; because{H1558} that for this thing{H1697} Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} will bless{H1288} thee in all thy work,{H4639} and in all that thou puttest{H4916} thy hand{H3027} unto. 11 For the poor{H34} will never cease{H2308} out of{H7130} the land:{H776} therefore I command{H6680} thee, saying,{H559} Thou shalt surely{H6605} open{H6605} thy hand{H3027} unto thy brother,{H251} to thy needy,{H34} and to thy poor,{H6041} in thy land.{H776}
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast{H7971} thy bread{H3899} upon{H6440} the waters;{H4325} for thou shalt find{H4672} it after many{H7230} days.{H3117} 2 Give{H5414} a portion{H2506} to seven,{H7651} yea, even unto eight;{H8083} for thou knowest{H3045} not what evil{H7451} shall be upon the earth.{H776}
  • Isa 58:7-9 : 7 Is it not to deal{H6536} thy bread{H3899} to the hungry,{H7457} and that thou bring{H935} the poor{H6041} that are cast out{H4788} to thy house?{H1004} when thou seest{H7200} the naked,{H6174} that thou cover{H3680} him; and that thou hide{H5956} not thyself from thine own flesh?{H1320} 8 Then shall thy light{H216} break forth{H1234} as the morning,{H7837} and thy healing{H724} shall spring forth{H6779} speedily;{H4120} and thy righteousness{H6664} shall go{H1980} before{H6440} thee; the glory{H3519} of Jehovah{H3068} shall by thy rearward.{H622} 9 Then shalt thou call,{H7121} and Jehovah{H3068} will answer;{H6030} thou shalt cry,{H7768} and he will say,{H559} Here I am. If thou take away{H5493} from the midst{H8432} of thee the yoke,{H4133} the putting forth{H7971} of the finger,{H676} and speaking{H1696} wickedly;{H205} 10 and if thou draw out{H6329} thy soul{H5315} to the hungry,{H7457} and satisfy{H7646} the afflicted{H6031} soul:{H5315} then shall thy light{H216} rise{H2224} in darkness,{H653} and thine obscurity{H2822} be as the noonday;{H6672} 11 and Jehovah{H3068} will guide{H5148} thee continually,{H8548} and satisfy{H7646} thy soul{H5315} in dry{H6710} places, and make strong{H2502} thy bones;{H6106} and thou shalt be like a watered{H7302} garden,{H1588} and like a spring{H4161} of water,{H4325} whose waters{H4325} fail{H3576} not.
  • Matt 25:34-39 : 34 Then{G5119} shall{G2046} the King{G935} say{G2046} unto them{G3588} on{G1537} his{G846} right hand,{G1188} Come, ye{G1205} blessed{G2127} of{G3962} my{G3450} Father,{G3962} inherit{G2816} the kingdom{G932} prepared{G2090} for you{G5213} from{G575} the foundation{G2602} of the world:{G2889} 35 for{G1063} I was hungry,{G3983} and{G2532} ye gave{G1325} me{G3427} to eat;{G5315} I was thirsty,{G1372} and{G2532} ye gave{G4222} me{G3165} drink;{G4222} I was{G2252} a stranger,{G3581} and{G2532} ye took{G4863} me{G3165} in;{G4863} 36 naked,{G1131} and{G2532} ye clothed{G4016} me;{G3165} I was sick,{G770} and{G2532} ye visited{G1980} me;{G3165} I was{G2252} in{G1722} prison,{G5438} and{G2532} ye came{G2064} unto{G4314} me.{G3165} 37 Then{G5119} shall{G611} the righteous{G1342} answer{G611} him,{G846} saying,{G3004} Lord,{G2962} when{G4219} saw we{G1492} thee{G4571} hungry,{G3983} and{G2532} fed{G5142} thee? or{G2228} athirst,{G1372} and{G2532} gave thee drink?{G4222} 38 And when{G4219} saw we{G1492} thee{G4571} a stranger,{G3581} and{G2532} took thee in?{G4863} or{G2228} naked,{G1131} and{G2532} clothed{G4016} thee? 39 And{G1161} when{G4219} saw we{G1492} thee{G4571} sick,{G772} or{G2228} in{G1722} prison,{G5438} and{G2532} came{G2064} unto{G4314} thee?{G4571}
  • Mark 14:7 : 7 For{G1063} ye have{G2192} the poor{G4434} always{G3842} with{G3326} you,{G1438} and{G2532} whensoever{G3752} ye will{G2309} ye can{G1410} do{G4160} them{G846} good:{G2095} but{G1161} me{G1691} ye have{G2192} not{G3756} always.{G3842}
  • Luke 14:13-14 : 13 But{G235} when{G3752} thou makest{G4160} a feast,{G1403} bid{G2564} the poor,{G4434} the maimed,{G376} the lame,{G5560} the blind:{G5185} 14 and{G2532} thou{G4671} shalt be{G2071} blessed;{G3107} because{G3754} they have{G2192} not{G3756} [wherewith] to recompense{G467} thee:{G4671} for{G1063} thou shalt be recompensed{G467} in{G1722} the resurrection{G386} of the just.{G1342}
  • Eccl 12:1 : 1 Remember{H2142} also thy Creator{H1254} in the days{H3117} of thy youth,{H979} before the evil{H7451} days{H3117} come,{H935} and the years{H8141} draw nigh,{H5060} when thou shalt say,{H559} I have no pleasure{H2656} in them;
  • Prov 16:14 : 14 The wrath{H2534} of a king{H4428} is [as] messengers{H4397} of death;{H4194} But a wise{H2450} man{H376} will pacify{H3722} it.
  • Job 29:12-16 : 12 Because I delivered{H4422} the poor{H6041} that cried,{H7768} The fatherless{H3490} also, that had none to help{H5826} him. 13 The blessing{H1293} of him that was ready to perish{H6} came{H935} upon me; And I caused the widow's{H490} heart{H3820} to sing for joy.{H7442} 14 I put{H3847} on righteousness,{H6664} and it clothed{H3847} me: My justice{H4941} was as a robe{H4598} and a diadem.{H6797} 15 I was eyes{H5869} to the blind,{H5787} And feet{H7272} was I to the lame.{H6455} 16 I was a father{H1} to the needy:{H34} And the cause{H7379} of him that I knew{H3045} not I searched out.{H2713}
  • Job 31:16-20 : 16 If I have withheld{H4513} the poor{H1800} from [their] desire,{H2656} Or have caused the eyes{H5869} of the widow{H490} to fail,{H3615} 17 Or have eaten{H398} my morsel{H6595} alone, And the fatherless{H3490} hath not eaten{H398} thereof 18 (Nay, from my youth{H5271} he grew up{H1431} with me as with a father,{H1} And her have I guided{H5148} from my mother's{H517} womb);{H990} 19 If I have seen{H7200} any perish{H6} for want of clothing,{H3830} Or that the needy{H34} had no covering;{H3682} 20 If his loins{H2504} have not blessed{H1288} me, And if he hath not been warmed{H2552} with the fleece{H1488} of my sheep;{H3532}
  • Ps 34:19 : 19 Many{H7227} are the afflictions{H7451} of the righteous;{H6662} But Jehovah{H3068} delivereth{H5337} him out of them all.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Judge{H8199} the poor{H1800} and fatherless:{H3490} Do justice{H6663} to the afflicted{H6041} and destitute.{H7326} 4 Rescue{H6403} the poor{H1800} and needy:{H34} Deliver{H6403} them out of the hand{H3027} of the wicked.{H7563}
  • Gal 2:10 : 10 only{G3440} [they would] that{G2443} we should remember{G3421} the poor;{G4434} which{G3739} very{G846} thing{G5124} I was also{G2532} zealous{G4704} to do.{G4160}
  • 1 Thess 5:14 : 14 And{G1161} we exhort{G3870} you,{G5209} brethren,{G80} admonish{G3560} the{G3588} disorderly,{G813} encourage{G3888} the fainthearted,{G3642} support{G472} the weak,{G772} be longsuffering{G3114} toward{G4314} all.{G3956}