Jeremiah 20:13
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13 Sing to the Lord;
praise the Lord!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hands of evildoers.(A)
Isaiah 25:4
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4 For you have been a refuge to the poor,
a refuge to the needy in their distress,
a shelter from the rainstorm and a shade from the heat.
When the blast of the ruthless was like a winter rainstorm,(A)
Psalm 69:33
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33 For the Lord hears the needy
and does not despise his own who are in bonds.(A)
Psalm 35:9-11
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9 Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord,
exulting in his deliverance.(A)
10 All my bones shall say,
“O Lord, who is like you?
You deliver the weak
from those too strong for them,
the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”(B)
11 Malicious witnesses rise up;
they ask me about things I do not know.(C)
Psalm 72:4
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4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the needy,
and crush the oppressor.(A)
Psalm 34:6
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6 This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord
and was saved from every trouble.
James 2:5-6
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5 Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?(A) 6 But you have dishonored the poor person. Is it not the rich who oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into the courts?(B)
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Psalm 109:30-31
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30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will praise him in the midst of the throng.(A)
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save them from those who would condemn them to death.(B)
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