For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, said the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him. Treasury of Scripture oppression Psalm 10:12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand: forget not the humble. Psalm 74:21,22 O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise your name... Psalm 79:10,11 Why should the heathen say, Where is their God... Psalm 146:7,8 Which executes judgment for the oppressed: which gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners... Exodus 2:23,24 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage... Exodus 3:7-9 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt... Judges 10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. Proverbs 14:31 He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor. Proverbs 22:22,23 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate... Ecclesiastes 4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of such as were oppressed... Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter... Isaiah 19:20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt... Ezekiel 18:12,13,18 Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols... James 5:4 Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries... now Isaiah 33:10 Now will I rise, said the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself. Micah 7:8,9 Rejoice not against me, O my enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light to me... puffeth at. or, would ensnare Psalm 10:5 His ways are always grievous; your judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffs at them. Job 5:15,21 But he saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty...
Context Help, for the Godly Are No More
1Help, LORD; for the godly man ceases; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2They speak vanity every one with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. 3The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things: 4Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? 5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, said the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffs at him. 6The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7You shall keep them, O LORD, you shall preserve them from this generation for ever. 8The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.
Douay-Rheims Bible
By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I win set him in safety; I will deal confidently in his regard.
Darby Bible Translation
Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puff.
King James Bible
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
Young's Literal Translation
Because 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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