Psalm 72:12
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12 For He (A)will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
Job 29:12
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12 Because (A)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
Revelation 3:17-18
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17 Because you say, (A)‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked— 18 I counsel you (B)to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and (C)white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.
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Psalm 102:17
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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.
Hebrews 7:25
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25 Therefore He is also (A)able to save [a]to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives (B)to make intercession for them.
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- Hebrews 7:25 completely or forever
Ecclesiastes 4:1
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The Uselessness of Selfish Toil
4 Then I returned and considered all the (A)oppression that is done under the sun:
And look! The tears of the oppressed,
But they have no comforter—
[a]On the side of their oppressors there is power,
But they have no comforter.
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- Ecclesiastes 4:1 Lit. At the hand
Psalm 82:3-4
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3 [a]Defend the poor and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and (A)needy.
4 Deliver the poor and needy;
Free them from the hand of the wicked.
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- Psalm 82:3 Vindicate
2 Corinthians 8:9
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9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, (A)that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become (B)rich.
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Luke 4:18
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18 “The(A) Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me [a]to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To (B)set at liberty those who are [b]oppressed;
Isaiah 41:17
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17 “The poor and needy seek water, but there is none,
Their tongues fail for thirst.
I, the Lord, will hear them;
I, the God of Israel, will not (A)forsake them.
Psalm 72:4
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4 (A)He will bring justice to the poor of the people;
He will save the children of the needy,
And will [a]break in pieces the oppressor.
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- Psalm 72:4 crush
Psalm 10:17
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17 Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will prepare their heart;
You will cause Your ear to hear,
Luke 7:22
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Psalm 102:20
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20 (A)To hear the groaning of the prisoner,
To release those appointed to death,
Isaiah 63:4-5
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4 For the (A)day of vengeance is in My heart,
And the year of My redeemed has come.
5 (B)I looked, but (C)there was no one to help,
And I wondered
That there was no one to uphold;
Therefore My own (D)arm brought salvation for Me;
And My own fury, it sustained Me.
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