Psalms 140:12

American Standard Version (1901)

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

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  • Ps 9:4 : 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.
  • 1 Kgs 8:45 : 45 then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
  • 1 Kgs 8:49 : 49 then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
  • Ps 10:17-18 : 17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear; 18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For 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.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Remove not the ancient landmark; And enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their Redeemer is strong; He will plead their cause against thee.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

    4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • 7 The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; The wicked hath not understanding to know [it] .

  • 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

  • 1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 31:8-9
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    75%

    8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

    9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

  • 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.

  • 13 Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

  • 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

  • 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  • 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.

  • 75 I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.

  • Ps 37:17-18
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    74%

    17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; But Jehovah upholdeth the righteous.

    18 Jehovah knoweth the days of the perfect; And their inheritance shall be for ever.

  • 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

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    22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

    23 For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

  • Ps 10:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;

    18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

  • 12 For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins--ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate [from their right] .

  • 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

  • 2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

  • 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

  • 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

  • 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

  • 6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

  • 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous; But Jehovah delivereth him out of them all.

  • 28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

  • 6 Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

  • 15 He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

  • 21 Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.

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    9 Jehovah also will be a high tower for the oppressed, A high tower in times of trouble;

  • Jer 20:12-13
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    72%

    12 But, O Jehovah of hosts, that triest the righteous, that seest the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.

    13 Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

  • 18 Behold now, I have set my cause in order; I know that I am righteous.

  • Job 5:15-16
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    72%

    15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

    16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • 12 But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of Jehovah.

  • 1 Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, when I contend with thee; yet would I reason the cause with thee: wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they at ease that deal very treacherously?

  • 9 Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

  • 7 I will be glad and rejoice in thy lovingkindness; For thou hast seen my affliction: Thou hast known my soul in adversities;

  • 6 Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.

  • 14 Thou hast seen [it] ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

  • 17 [ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

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    4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.

  • 2 to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

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    6 For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

  • 11 So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • 22 Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and he will sustain thee: He will never suffer the righteous to be moved.