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Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need.
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Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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Psalm 86
A prayer of David.
Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.
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But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
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For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.
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For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
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I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me.
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The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
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It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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Saying 2
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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Saying 19
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
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Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers.
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those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind.
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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
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If the ax is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but skill will bring success.
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but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
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The poorest of the poor will find pasture, and the needy will lie down in safety. But your root I will destroy by famine; it will slay your survivors.
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You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall
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Once more the humble will rejoice in the Lord; the needy will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
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Scoundrels use wicked methods, they make up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.
