Psalm 72:12
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12 For he delivers (A)the needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
Job 29:12
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12 because I (A)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
Revelation 3:17-18
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17 (A)For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, (B)blind, and naked. 18 I counsel you (C)to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and (D)white garments so that you may clothe yourself and (E)the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, (F)so that you may see.
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Psalm 102:17
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17 he (A)regards the prayer of the destitute
and does not despise their prayer.
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost[a] (A)those who draw near to God (B)through him, since he always lives (C)to make intercession for them.
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- Hebrews 7:25 That is, completely; or at all times
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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Evil Under the Sun
4 (A)Again I (B)saw all (C)the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had (D)no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that (A)though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.
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Luke 4:18
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Isaiah 41:17
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17 (A)When the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none,
and their tongue is parched with thirst,
I the Lord will answer them;
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
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 10:17
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17 O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted;
you will (A)strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
Luke 7:22
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22 And he answered them, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: (A)the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, (B)lepers[a] are cleansed, and (C)the deaf hear, (D)the dead are raised up, (E)the poor have good news preached to them.
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- Luke 7:22 Leprosy was a term for several skin diseases; see Leviticus 13
Psalm 102:20
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Isaiah 63:4-5
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4 (A)For the day of vengeance was in my heart,
and my year of redemption[a] had come.
5 I looked, but (B)there was no one to help;
I was appalled, but there was no one to uphold;
so my own arm brought me salvation,
and my wrath upheld me.
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- Isaiah 63:4 Or the year of my redeemed
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