Psalms 76:9

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When God took his place as judge, for the salvation of the poor on the earth. (Selah.)

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  • Ps 9:7-9 : 7 But the Lord is King for ever: he has made ready his high seat for judging. 8 And he will be the judge of the world in righteousness, giving true decisions for the peoples. 9 The Lord will be a high tower for those who are crushed down, a high tower in times of trouble;
  • Ps 25:9 : 9 He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
  • 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 82:2-5 : 2 How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.) 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. 5 They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.
  • Ps 149:4 : 4 For the Lord has pleasure in his people: he gives the poor in spirit a crown of salvation.
  • 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 5:28 : 28 They have become fat and strong: they have gone far in works of evil: they give no support to the cause of the child without a father, so that they may do well; they do not see that the poor man gets his rights.
  • Zeph 2:3 : 3 Make search for the Lord, all you quiet ones of the earth, who have done what is right in his eyes; make search for righteousness and a quiet heart: it may be that you will be safely covered in the day of the Lord's wrath.
  • Matt 5:5 : 5 Happy are the gentle: for the earth will be their heritage.
  • 1 Pet 3:4 : 4 But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

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