Verse 2

Blessed is the one who considers the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 27:12 : 12 Do not hand me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
  • Ps 33:19 : 19 To deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive during famine.
  • Ps 37:22 : 22 For those blessed by the LORD will inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked person lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in the hands of the wicked or condemn him when he is judged.
  • Ps 91:3-7 : 3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you will find refuge; His truth will be your shield and armor. 5 You will not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, 6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the destruction that strikes at noonday. 7 A thousand may fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
  • Ps 128:1-6 : 1 A song of ascents: Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. 2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; you will be blessed, and it will go well with you. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4 Behold, this is how the man who fears the Lord will be blessed. 5 May the Lord bless you from Zion, and may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life. 6 May you live to see your children’s children—peace be upon Israel.
  • Ps 140:8-9 : 8 O LORD, my Master, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle. 9 Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
  • Jer 45:4-5 : 4 The LORD said, 'This is what you are to say to him: Behold, what I have built I am tearing down, and what I have planted I am uprooting—the entire land.' 5 And you, are you seeking great things for yourself? Do not seek them, for behold, I am bringing disaster on all humanity,' declares the LORD, 'but I will give you your life as a prize of war wherever you go.'
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.