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Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
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He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump. He sets them among princes, placing them in seats of honor. For all the earth is the Lord’s, and he has set the world in order.
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The poor are pushed off the path; the needy must hide together for safety.
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The murderer rises in the early dawn to kill the poor and needy; at night he is a thief.
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They cheat the woman who has no son to help her. They refuse to help the needy widow.
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“Surely no one would turn against the needy when they cry for help in their trouble.
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Did I not weep for those in trouble? Was I not deeply grieved for the needy?
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Whenever I saw the homeless without clothes and the needy with nothing to wear,
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They cause the poor to cry out, catching God’s attention. He hears the cries of the needy.
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But the needy will not be ignored forever; the hopes of the poor will not always be crushed.
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For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.
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As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay.
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There your people finally settled, and with a bountiful harvest, O God, you provided for your needy people.
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For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people.
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But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.
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Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
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He feels pity for the weak and the needy, and he will rescue them.
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Don’t let the downtrodden be humiliated again. Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name.
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For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
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For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.
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For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
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He lifts the poor from the dust and the needy from the garbage dump.
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Don’t rob the poor just because you can, or exploit the needy in court.
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They have teeth like swords and fangs like knives. They devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
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She extends a helping hand to the poor and opens her arms to the needy.
