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Psalms 12:5

WEB

5“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

KJV

5For 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.

BSB

5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”

FBV

5“Because of the violence the helpless have suffered, and because of the groans of the poor, I will rise up to defend them,” says the Lord. “I will give them the protection they have been longing for.”

Extra References

Psalms 34:6

6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Proverbs 14:31

31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

James 5:4

4Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.

Psalms 146:7-8

7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners. 8The LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD raises up those who are bowed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

Isaiah 33:10

10“Now I will arise,” says the LORD. “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Micah 7:8-9

8Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, the LORD will be a light to me. 9I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case and executes judgment for me. He will bring me out to the light. I will see his righteousness.

Job 5:15

15But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

Exodus 2:23-24

23In the course of those many days, the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. 24God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Psalms 10:12

12Arise, LORD! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.

Job 5:21

21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.