Yahweh executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. (Psalm 103:6)
But joyful are those who have the God of Israel as their helper, whose hope is in Yahweh their God. He made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them. He keeps every promise forever. He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners. (Psalm 146:5-7)
The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but Yahweh will protect his people. (Psalm 14:6)
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s, and on them he has set the world. (1 Samuel 2:8)
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. (Psalm 9:18)
All my bones shall say, “O Yahweh, who is like you, delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, the poor and needy from him who robs him?” (Psalm 35:10)
As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God! (Psalm 40:17)
Blessed [happy] is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him. (Psalm 41:1)
For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper. (Psalm 72:12)
“This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says: Judge fairly, and show mercy and kindness to one another. Do not oppress widows, orphans, foreigners, and the poor. And do not scheme against each other.” (Zechariah 7:9-10)
Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors Him. (Proverbs 14:31)
A person who gets ahead by oppressing the poor or by showering gifts on the rich will end in poverty. (Proverbs 22:16)
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him. (Proverbs 14:31)
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. (Proverbs 19:17)
The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor. (Proverbs 22:9)
The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I Yahweh will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. (Isaiah 41:17)
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