Psalms 140:12

Bible in Basic English (1941)

I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 9:4 : 4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.
  • 1 Kgs 8:45 : 45 Give ear in heaven to their prayer and their cry for grace, and see right done to them.
  • 1 Kgs 8:49 : 49 Then give ear to their prayer and to their cry in heaven your living-place, and see right done to them;
  • Ps 10:17-18 : 17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing: 18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For he has not been unmoved by the pain of him who is troubled; or kept his face covered from him; but he has given an answer to his cry.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. 14 He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 When he has given ear to the prayer of the poor, and has not put his request on one side.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Do not let the landmark of the widow be moved, and do not go into the fields of those who have no father; 11 For their saviour is strong, and he will take up their cause against you.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind see; those who were not able to, are walking; lepers are made clean; those who were without hearing, now have their ears open; the dead come to life again, and the poor have the good news given to them.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.

    4 Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.

  • Prov 29:7
    78%

    7 The upright man gives attention to the cause of the poor: the evil-doer gives no thought to it.

  • Ps 12:5
    76%

    5 Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.

  • Ps 41:1
    76%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 31:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 Let your mouth be open for those who have no voice, in the cause of those who are ready for death.

    9 Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.

  • Ps 109:31
    75%

    31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.

  • Ps 140:13
    75%

    13 Truly, the upright will give praise to your name: the holy will have a place in your house.

  • Jer 22:16
    74%

    16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • Prov 29:14
    74%

    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Job 36:6
    74%

    6 His eyes are ever on the upright, and he gives to the crushed their right;

  • Ps 119:75
    74%

    75 I have seen, O Lord, that your decisions are right, and that in unchanging faith you have sent trouble on me.

  • Ps 37:17-18
    2 verses
    74%

    17 For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

    18 The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.

  • Ps 72:12
    74%

    12 For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper.

  • Prov 22:22-23
    2 verses
    73%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

    23 For the Lord will give support to their cause, and take the life of those who take their goods.

  • Ps 10:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 Lord, you have given ear to the prayer of the poor: you will make strong their hearts, you will give them a hearing:

    18 To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

  • Amos 5:12
    73%

    12 For I have seen how your evil-doing is increased and how strong are your sins, you troublers of the upright, who take rewards and do wrong to the cause of the poor in the public place.

  • Ps 35:10
    73%

    10 All my bones will say, Lord, who is like you? The saviour of the poor man from the hands of the strong, of him who is poor and in need from him who takes his goods.

  • Ps 72:2
    73%

    2 May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.

  • Job 29:12
    73%

    12 For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.

  • Ps 9:18
    73%

    18 For the poor will not be without help; the hopes of those in need will not be crushed for ever.

  • Ps 72:4
    73%

    4 May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

  • Ps 14:6
    72%

    6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

  • Ps 34:19
    72%

    19 Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

  • Job 34:28
    72%

    28 So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears.

  • Ps 103:6
    72%

    6 The Lord gives decisions in righteousness for all who are in trouble.

  • Job 36:15
    72%

    15 He makes the wrong done to the poor the way of their salvation, opening their ears by their trouble.

  • Ps 74:21
    72%

    21 O let not the crushed be turned back in shame; let the low man and the poor give praise to your name.

  • Ps 9:9
    72%

    9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;

  • Jer 20:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 But, O Lord of armies, testing the upright and seeing the thoughts and the heart, let me see your punishment come on them; for I have put my cause before you.

    13 Make melody to the Lord, give praise to the Lord: for he has made the soul of the poor man free from the hands of the evil-doers.

  • Job 13:18
    72%

    18 See now, I have put my cause in order, and I am certain that I will be seen to be right.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    72%

    15 But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.

    16 So the poor man has hope, and the mouth of the evil-doer is stopped.

  • Zeph 3:12
    72%

    12 But I will still have among you a quiet and poor people, and they will put their faith in the name of the Lord.

  • Jer 12:1
    72%

    1 You are in the right, O Lord, when I put my cause before you: still let me take up with you the question of your decisions: why does the evil-doer do well? why are the workers of deceit living in comfort?

  • Ps 146:9
    71%

    9 The Lord takes care of those who are in a strange land; he gives help to the widow and to the child who has no father; but he sends destruction on the way of sinners.

  • Ps 31:7
    71%

    7 I will be glad and have delight in your mercy; because you have seen my trouble; you have had pity on my soul in its sorrows;

  • Exod 23:6
    71%

    6 Let no wrong decisions be given in the poor man's cause.

  • Ps 10:14
    71%

    14 You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

  • Ps 34:17
    71%

    17 The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.

  • Ps 9:4
    71%

    4 For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

  • Isa 10:2
    71%

    2 Who do wrong to the poor in their cause, and take away the right of the crushed among my people, so that they may have the property of widows, and get under their power those who have no father.

  • Ps 1:6
    70%

    6 Because the Lord sees the way of the upright, but the end of the sinner is destruction.

  • Ps 58:11
    70%

    11 So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

  • Ps 55:22
    70%

    22 Put your cares on the Lord, and he will be your support; he will not let the upright man be moved.