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For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.
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The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.
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He lies in wait secretly, as a lion in his den; He lies in wait to catch the poor; He catches the poor when he draws him into his net.
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“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he yearns.”
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You shame the counsel of the poor, But the Lord is his refuge.
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The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!
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This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
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All my bones shall say, “Lord, who is like You, Delivering the poor from him who is too strong for him, Yes, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?”
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The wicked have drawn the sword And have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay those who are of upright conduct.
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But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God.
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The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
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Your congregation dwelt in it; You, O God, provided from Your goodness for the poor.
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For the Lord hears the poor, And does not despise His prisoners.
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He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
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For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.
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He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy.
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Oh, do not deliver the life of Your turtledove to the wild beast! Do not forget the life of Your poor forever.
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Oh, do not let the oppressed return ashamed! Let the poor and needy praise Your name.
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Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
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Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.
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Prayer for Mercy, with Meditation on the Excellencies of the Lord
A Prayer of David.
Bow down Your ear, O Lord, hear me; For I am poor and needy.
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Yet He sets the poor on high, far from affliction, And makes their families like a flock.
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Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.
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For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who condemn him.
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He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.
