Psalms 72:12

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For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper.

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  • Job 29:12 : 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 For the LORD has rebuilt Zion and has appeared in his glory.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 Again I looked and saw all the oppression that is done under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter. Power was on the side of their oppressors, and they had no comforter.
  • Isa 41:17 : 17 The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I, the Lord, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Luke 7:22 : 22 He replied to them, 'Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.'
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that through His poverty you might become rich.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore, he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, I have become wealthy, and I don’t need anything,' yet you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may become rich; white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed; and ointment to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts and listen with Your ear.
  • Isa 63:4-5 : 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redemption had come. 5 I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one gave support. So my own arm brought me salvation, and my wrath sustained me.

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  • 13 He will have compassion on the weak and the needy and will save the lives of the needy.

  • 12 Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the orphan who had no helper.

  • 4 He will judge the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

    4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 41:1-2
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    78%

    1 For the director of music, a psalm of David.

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

  • 15 He delivers the afflicted through their suffering and opens their ears in oppression.

  • 10 All my bones will say, 'Lord, who is like You? You rescue the afflicted from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from their oppressors.'

  • 31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy to save them from those who would condemn their souls.

  • Job 5:15-16
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    15 He saves the needy from the sword of their mouth and from the hand of the strong.

    16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

  • 6 They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed.

  • 13 Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For He rescues the life of the needy from the hands of the wicked.

  • 7 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.

  • 28 He causes the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He hears the cry of the afflicted.

  • 11 All kings will bow down to him, and all nations will serve him.

  • 2 He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice.

  • 12 May slanderers not be established in the land; may evil hunt down violent men to their destruction.

  • 5 Those who say, 'By our tongue we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is lord over us?'

  • 5 Let all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. Let those who love your salvation always declare, "God is great!"

  • 33 The humble see it and rejoice; you who seek God, may your hearts live.

  • 17 Let all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You. May those who love Your salvation always say, 'The LORD be magnified!'

  • 18 The wicked will return to the grave, and so will all the nations that forget God.

  • 25 Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has not my soul grieved for the needy?

  • 40 The LORD helps and delivers them; He delivers them from the wicked and saves them because they take refuge in Him.

  • 1 A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

  • Job 22:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 When people are humbled and you say, 'Lift them up,' God will save the downcast.

    30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent, who will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.

  • 17 The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.

  • 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

  • 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.

  • 12 Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

  • 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

  • 6 You frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

  • 13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • 10 He crouches, he bows down, and the helpless fall by his strong claws.

  • 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in humiliation; let the poor and needy praise Your name.

  • 6 He does not keep the wicked alive but gives justice to the afflicted.

  • 10 You, who brings salvation to kings and rescues Your servant David from the harmful sword.

  • 24 You who fear the LORD, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! Revere him, all you descendants of Israel!

  • 6 The Lord protects the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me.

  • 16 Because he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted to their death.

  • 4 They turn the needy off the path, and the poor of the land are forced to hide together.

  • 14 A king who judges the poor with truth will have his throne established forever.

  • 42 They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

  • 17 For the LORD has rebuilt Zion and has appeared in his glory.

  • 10 What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

  • 29 Let them be blotted out of the book of life, and not be recorded with the righteous.

  • 11 From birth I was cast upon you; from my mother’s womb, you have been my God.