Isaiah 25:4
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4 (A)For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
(B)a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
(C)for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Zephaniah 3:12
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12 But I will leave in your midst
a people (A)humble and lowly.
(B)They shall seek refuge in the name of the Lord,
Isaiah 32:2
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2 (A)Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
(B)like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Matthew 7:25-27
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25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (A)a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”
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James 2:5
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?
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Isaiah 66:2
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2 (A)All these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
(B)But this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.
Isaiah 49:25
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25 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken,
and the prey of the tyrant be rescued,
for I will contend with those who contend with you,
and I will save your children.
Isaiah 14:32
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32 What will one answer the messengers of the nation?
(A)“The Lord has founded Zion,
and in her the afflicted of his people find refuge.”
Isaiah 4:5-6
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5 Then the Lord will create over the whole site of Mount Zion and over her assemblies (A)a cloud by day, and smoke and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory there will be (B)a canopy. 6 (C)There will be a (D)booth for shade by day from the heat, and (E)for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
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Psalm 107:41
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Job 5:15-16
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15 But he (A)saves the needy from the sword of their mouth
and from the hand of the mighty.
16 So the poor have hope,
and (B)injustice shuts her mouth.
Isaiah 37:36
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36 (A)And the angel of the Lord went out and struck down 185,000 in the camp of the Assyrians. And when people arose early in the morning, behold, these were all dead bodies.
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Isaiah 33:16
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16 he will dwell on the heights;
his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks;
(A)his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.
Isaiah 33:2
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2 O Lord, be gracious to us; (A)we wait for you.
Be our arm every morning,
our salvation in the time of trouble.
Isaiah 32:18-19
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18 My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting places.
19 (A)And it will hail when the forest falls down,
(B)and the city will be utterly laid low.
Isaiah 29:19
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19 (A)The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the Lord,
and the poor among mankind shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 29:5
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5 But the multitude of your foreign foes shall be like (A)small dust,
and the multitude of the ruthless like passing chaff.
(B)And in an instant, suddenly,
Isaiah 27:5
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5 Or let them lay hold of my protection,
let them make peace with me,
let them make peace with me.”
Isaiah 17:10
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10 For (A)you have forgotten the God of your salvation
and have not remembered the (B)Rock of your refuge;
therefore, though you plant pleasant plants
and sow the vine-branch of a stranger,
Isaiah 11:4
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4 but (A)with righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall (B)strike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and (C)with the breath of his lips (D)he shall kill the wicked.
Psalm 119:31
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31 I cling to your testimonies, O Lord;
(A)let me not be put to shame!
Psalm 72:13
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13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.
Psalm 72:4
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4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!
Psalm 35:10
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10 All my (A)bones shall say,
“O Lord, (B)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 12:5
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5 “Because (A)the poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
(B)I will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the (C)safety for which he longs.”
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