Psalm 109:31
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31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save them from those who would condemn them to death.(A)
Psalm 16:8
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8 I keep the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.(A)
Psalm 121:5
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5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade at your right hand.(A)
Psalm 73:23
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23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you;
you hold my right hand.
Psalm 110:5
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5 The Lord is at your right hand;
he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.(A)
Acts 5:30-31
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30 The God of our ancestors raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging him on a tree.(A) 31 God exalted him at his right hand as Leader and Savior that he might give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.(B)
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Acts 4:10-12
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10 let it be known to all of you, and to all the people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,[a] whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead.(A) 11 This Jesus[b] is
12 “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we must be saved.”(C)
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Isaiah 54:17
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17 No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper,
and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
and their vindication from me, says the Lord.(A)
Ecclesiastes 5:8
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8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and right, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.(A)
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Proverbs 22:22-23
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22 Do not rob the poor because they are poor
or crush the afflicted at the gate,(A)
23 for the Lord pleads their cause
and despoils of life those who despoil them.(B)
Psalm 140:12
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12 I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy
and executes justice for the poor.(A)
Psalm 109:16
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16 For he did not remember to show kindness
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted to their death.(A)
Psalm 72:12-13
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12 For he delivers the needy when they call,
the poor and those who have no helper.(A)
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 needy,
and crush the oppressor.(A)
Psalm 68:5
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5 Father of orphans and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.(A)
Psalm 10:14
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14 But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief,
that you may take it into your hands;
the helpless commit themselves to you;
you have been the helper of the orphan.(A)
Exodus 22:22-24
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22 You shall not abuse any widow or orphan.(A) 23 If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry;(B) 24 my wrath will burn, and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives shall become widows and your children orphans.(C)
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