Psalms 140:12

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

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  • Ps 9:4 : 4 For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.
  • 1 Kgs 8:45 : 45 then Thou hast heard in the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause.
  • 1 Kgs 8:49 : 49 `Then Thou hast heard in the heavens, the settled place of Thy dwelling, their prayer and their supplication, and hast maintained their cause,
  • Ps 10:17-18 : 17 The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend, 18 To judge the fatherless and bruised: He addeth no more to oppress -- man of the earth!
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For He hath not despised, nor abominated, The affliction of the afflicted, Nor hath He hidden His face from him, And in his crying unto Him He heareth.
  • Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper, 13 He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth, 14 From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.
  • Prov 22:22 : 22 Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.
  • Prov 23:10-11 : 10 Remove not a border of olden times, And into fields of the fatherless enter not, 11 For their Redeemer `is' strong, He doth plead their cause with thee.
  • Isa 11:4 : 4 And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
  • Jer 22:16 : 16 He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then `it is' well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 blind receive sight, and lame walk, lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear, dead are raised, and poor have good news proclaimed,

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    5Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.

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    14a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

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    6He reviveth not the wicked, And the judgment of the poor appointeth;

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    75I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous `are' Thy judgments, And `in' faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

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    12For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

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    22Rob not the poor because he `is' poor, And bruise not the afflicted in the gate.

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    17The desire of the humble Thou hast heard, O Jehovah. Thou preparest their heart; Thou causest Thine ear to attend,

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    12For I have known -- many `are' your transgressions, And mighty your sins, Adversaries of the righteous, taking ransoms, And the needy in the gate ye turned aside.

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    10All my bones say, `Jehovah, who is like Thee, Delivering the poor from the stronger than he, And the poor and needy from his plunderer.'

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    2He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.

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    12For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.

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    18For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

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    4He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

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    21Let not the oppressed turn back ashamed, Let the poor and needy praise Thy name,

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    15And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

    16And there is hope to the poor, And perverseness hath shut her mouth.

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    12And I have left in thy midst a people humble and poor, And they have trusted in the name of Jehovah.

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    17They cried, and Jehovah heard, And from all their distresses delivered them.

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    4For Thou hast done my judgment and my right. Thou hast sat on a throne, A judge of righteousness.

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    22Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.