Psalms 10:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 82:3 : 3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
  • Ps 9:9 : 9 Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.
  • Ps 17:14 : 14 LORD, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, from the murderers of this world! They enjoy prosperity; you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. They have many children, and leave their wealth to their offspring.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.
  • Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said,‘Child, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things and Lazarus likewise bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in anguish.
  • Luke 18:7-8 : 7 Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? 8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
  • 1 Cor 15:47-48 : 47 The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 Like the one made of dust, so too are those made of dust, and like the one from heaven, so too those who are heavenly.
  • Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.
  • Ps 74:21 : 21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 94:1-6 : 1 O LORD, the God who avenges! O God who avenges, reveal your splendor! 2 Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud! 3 O LORD, how long will the wicked, how long will the wicked celebrate? 4 They spew out threats and speak defiantly; all the evildoers boast. 5 O LORD, they crush your people; they oppress the nation that belongs to you. 6 They kill the widow and the resident foreigner, and they murder the fatherless.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 82:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2He says,“How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked?(Selah)

    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

    4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

  • Isa 10:2
    77%

    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

  • Ps 72:4
    76%

    4He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

  • Ps 10:17
    75%

    17LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

  • Ps 58:11
    75%

    11Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”

  • Ps 10:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

    15Break the arm of the wicked and evil man! Hold him accountable for his wicked deeds, which he thought you would not discover.

  • Ps 9:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8He judges the world fairly; he makes just legal decisions for the nations.

    9Consequently the LORD provides safety for the oppressed; he provides safety in times of trouble.

  • Ps 9:19
    74%

    19Rise up, LORD! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

  • Ps 103:6
    74%

    6The LORD does what is fair, and executes justice for all the oppressed.

  • Prov 31:9
    73%

    9Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Isa 1:17
    73%

    17Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

  • Ps 140:12
    73%

    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Ps 68:5
    73%

    5He is a father to the fatherless and an advocate for widows. God rules from his holy dwelling place.

  • Ps 76:9
    73%

    9when God arose to execute judgment, and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth.(Selah)

  • Isa 3:13
    73%

    13The LORD takes his position to judge; he stands up to pass sentence on his people.

  • Lam 3:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34ל(Lamed) To crush underfoot all the earth’s prisoners,

    35to deprive a person of his rights in the presence of the Most High,

  • Job 22:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8Although you were a powerful man, owning land, an honored man living on it,

    9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

  • Deut 10:18
    72%

    18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

  • Job 35:9
    72%

    9“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

  • Ps 72:2
    72%

    2Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

  • Ps 146:7
    72%

    7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The LORD releases the imprisoned.

  • Ps 119:121
    71%

    121ע(Ayin) I do what is fair and right. Do not abandon me to my oppressors!

  • Jer 5:28
    71%

    28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

  • Prov 29:14
    71%

    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Ps 43:1
    71%

    1Vindicate me, O God! Fight for me against an ungodly nation! Deliver me from deceitful and evil men!

  • Ps 146:9
    71%

    9The LORD protects the resident foreigner; he lifts up the fatherless and the widow, but he opposes the wicked.

  • Jer 22:3
    71%

    3The LORD says,“Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat resident foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

  • Ps 7:8
    71%

    8The LORD judges the nations. Vindicate me, LORD, because I am innocent, because I am blameless, O Exalted One!

  • Ps 94:2
    71%

    2Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud!

  • Ps 148:11
    71%

    11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,

  • Ps 109:16
    71%

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

  • Job 10:3
    71%

    3Is it good for you to oppress, to despise the work of your hands, while you smile on the schemes of the wicked?

  • Deut 27:19
    71%

    19‘Cursed is the one who perverts justice for the resident foreigner, the orphan, and the widow.’ Then all the people will say,‘Amen!’

  • Jer 22:16
    70%

    16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

  • Ps 109:31
    70%

    31because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

  • Ps 35:24
    70%

    24Vindicate me by your justice, O LORD my God! Do not let them gloat over me!

  • Job 6:27
    70%

    27Yes, you would gamble for the fatherless, and auction off your friend.

  • Job 29:12
    70%

    12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

  • Prov 14:31
    70%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Job 36:15
    70%

    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Ps 94:6
    70%

    6They kill the widow and the resident foreigner, and they murder the fatherless.

  • Ps 82:8
    70%

    8Rise up, O God, and execute judgment on the earth! For you own all the nations.

  • Ps 98:9
    70%

    9before the LORD! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.

  • Ps 109:12
    70%

    12May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!