Verse 18

To vindicate the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man, who is of the earth, will no longer terrorize.

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  • Ps 82:3 : 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
  • Ps 9:9 : 9 He will judge the world in righteousness; he will govern the peoples with equity.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 By your hand, Lord, save me from people of this world whose reward is in this life. Fill their bellies with what you have stored up; let their children be satisfied, and let them leave their wealth to their little ones.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'
  • Luke 18:7-8 : 7 And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay in helping them? 8 I tell you, he will give them justice quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?
  • 1 Cor 15:47-48 : 47 The first man was from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven.
  • Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ, as I have often told you, and now I tell you again with tears. 19 Their end is destruction, their god is their appetite, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 74:21 : 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in humiliation; let the poor and needy praise Your name.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 But You have seen; for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless entrusts themselves to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
  • Ps 94:1-6 : 1 LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2 Rise up, Judge of the earth; repay the proud for what they deserve. 3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked exult? 4 They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5 They crush Your people, LORD, and oppress Your inheritance. 6 They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.