Psalms 82:4

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

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  • Neh 5:1-9 : 1 Nehemiah Intervenes on behalf of the Oppressed Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews. 2 There were those who said,“With our sons and daughters, we are many. We must obtain grain in order to eat and stay alive.” 3 There were others who said,“We are putting up our fields, our vineyards, and our houses as collateral in order to obtain grain during the famine.” 4 Then there were those who said,“We have borrowed money to pay our taxes to the king on our fields and our vineyards. 5 And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.” 6 I was very angry when I heard their outcry and these complaints. 7 I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them,“Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!” Because of them I called for a great public assembly. 8 I said to them,“To the extent possible we have bought back our fellow Jews who had been sold to the Gentiles. But now you yourselves want to sell your own countrymen, so that we can then buy them back!” They were utterly silent, and could find nothing to say. 9 Then I said,“The thing that you are doing is wrong! Should you not conduct yourselves in the fear of our God in order to avoid the reproach of the Gentiles who are our enemies? 10 Even I and my relatives and my associates are lending them money and grain. But let us abandon this practice of seizing collateral! 11 This very day return to them their fields, their vineyards, their olive trees, and their houses, along with the interest that you are exacting from them on the money, the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil.” 12 They replied,“We will return these things, and we will no longer demand anything from them. We will do just as you say.” Then I called the priests and made the wealthy and the officials swear to do what had been promised. 13 I also shook out my garment, and I said,“In this way may God shake out from his house and his property every person who does not carry out this matter. In this way may he be shaken out and emptied!” All the assembly replied,“So be it!” and they praised the LORD. Then the people did as they had promised.
  • Job 5:15-16 : 15 So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful. 16 Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.
  • Job 29:12 : 12 for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
  • Job 29:16-17 : 16 I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know; 17 I broke the fangs of the wicked, and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13 He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. 14 From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
  • Prov 24:11-12 : 11 Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter. 12 If you say,“But we did not know about this,” won’t the one who evaluates hearts discern it? Won’t the one who guards your life realize and repay each person according to his deeds?
  • Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

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    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!

  • Job 24:4
    79%

    4They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

  • Ps 71:4
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    4My God, rescue me from the power of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

  • Ps 72:12-13
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    78%

    12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

    13He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

  • Ps 72:4
    78%

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

  • Jer 20:13
    78%

    13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

  • Job 5:15
    77%

    15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand of the powerful.

  • 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.

  • Job 36:15
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    15He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

  • Prov 31:8-9
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    76%

    8Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the legal rights of all the dying.

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

  • Ps 41:1
    76%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Job 29:12
    75%

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

  • Ps 35:10
    75%

    10With all my strength I will say,“O LORD, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.”

  • Amos 8:4
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    4Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

  • Ps 10:14
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    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.

  • Job 36:6
    74%

    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 140:12
    74%

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

  • Ps 140:4
    74%

    4O LORD, shelter me from the power of the wicked! Protect me from violent men, who plan to knock me over.

  • Prov 29:7
    74%

    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Job 24:9
    74%

    9The fatherless child is snatched from the breast, the infant of the poor is taken as a pledge.

  • Jer 15:21
    74%

    21“I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”

  • Ps 10:2
    73%

    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Ps 82:5
    73%

    5They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Exod 23:6
    73%

    6“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

  • Prov 22:22-23
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    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

    23for the LORD will plead their case and will rob the life those who are robbing them.

  • Ps 74:21
    72%

    21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

  • Ps 140:1
    72%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. O LORD, rescue me from wicked men! Protect me from violent men,

  • Job 6:23
    72%

    23Or‘Deliver me from the enemy’s power, and from the hand of tyrants ransom me’?

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    72%

    30he will deliver even someone who is not innocent, who will escape through the cleanness of your hands.”

  • Ps 34:17
    72%

    17The godly cry out and the LORD hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

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    72%

    18You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

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    72%

    4The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”

  • Isa 42:22
    72%

    22But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says,“Bring that back!”

  • Ps 144:11
    72%

    11Grab me and rescue me from the power of foreigners, who speak lies, and make false promises.

  • Ps 12:5
    72%

    5“Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action,” says the LORD.“I will provide the safety they so desperately desire.”

  • Ps 9:18
    72%

    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

  • Ps 72:2
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    2Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.

  • Ps 37:40
    72%

    40The LORD helps them and rescues them; he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, for they seek his protection.

  • Job 16:11
    72%

    11God abandons me to evil men, and throws me into the hands of wicked men.

  • Job 34:28
    72%

    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Ps 34:19
    71%

    19The godly face many dangers, but the LORD saves them from each one of them.

  • Ps 109:31
    71%

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

  • Ps 43:1
    71%

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

  • Job 22:9
    71%

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

  • 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.