Psalms 9:18

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 23:18 : 18 For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Ps 12:5 : 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.”
  • Prov 24:14 : 14 Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you have found it, you have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
  • Ps 9:12 : 12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
  • Luke 1:53 : 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
  • Luke 6:20 : 20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of God belongs to you.
  • Jas 2:5 : 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
  • Ps 71:5 : 5 For you are my hope; O Sovereign LORD, I have trusted in you since I was young.
  • 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 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.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

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

    16Thus the poor have hope, and iniquity shuts its mouth.

  • Ps 9:17
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    17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

  • Ps 10:11-12
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    11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

    12Rise up, LORD! O God, strike him down! Do not forget the oppressed!

  • Ps 41:1
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    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.

  • Ps 9:19
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    19Rise up, LORD! Don’t let men be defiant! May the nations be judged in your presence!

  • Deut 15:11
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    11There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

  • Ps 74:21
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    21Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame! Let the oppressed and poor praise your name!

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    12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

  • Ps 109:15-16
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    15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

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

  • Ps 72:12-13
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    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.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Ps 140:12
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    12I know that the LORD defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

  • Prov 23:18
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    18For surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

  • Prov 29:14
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    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Prov 10:28
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

  • Ps 74:19
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    19Do not hand the life of your dove over to a wild animal! Do not continue to disregard the lives of your oppressed people!

  • Ps 37:25
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    25I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

  • Lam 3:31
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    31כ(Kaf) For the Lord will not reject us forever.

  • Ps 69:33
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    33For the LORD listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

  • Ps 82:3-4
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    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!

  • Ps 37:19
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    19They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Ps 112:6
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    6For he will never be shaken; others will always remember one who is just.

  • Ps 37:28
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    28For the LORD promotes justice, and never abandons his faithful followers. They are permanently secure, but the children of evil men are wiped out.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

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    9He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

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

  • Ps 40:17
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    17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

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

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    17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.

  • Lam 5:20
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    20Why do you keep on forgetting us? Why do you forsake us so long?

  • Ps 12:5
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    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 49:9
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    9so that he might continue to live forever and not experience death.

  • Ps 22:26
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    26Let the oppressed eat and be filled! Let those who seek his help praise the LORD! May you live forever!

  • 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.

  • Prov 10:3
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    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • Prov 14:31
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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Matt 26:11
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    11For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

  • 2 Cor 9:9
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    9Just as it is written,“He has scattered widely, he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”

  • Ps 71:9
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    9Do not reject me in my old age! When my strength fails, do not abandon me!

  • Prov 11:7
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    7When a wicked person dies, his expectation perishes, and hope based on power has perished.

  • Ps 35:10
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    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.”