Psalm 140:12

Prayer For Rescue

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“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].” ¹² 
I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.
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Surely the righteous will give thanks to Your name;
The upright will dwell in Your presence.

Cause of the Poor

Justice for the Poor

Know the Lord

Poor and Needy

Right Of The Poor

Rights Of The Poor

Jehovah

Psalm 9:4

For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

1 Kings 8:45

then hear in heaven their prayer and their pleading, and maintain their right and defend their cause.

1 Kings 8:49

then hear their prayer and their supplication in heaven Your dwelling place, and maintain their right and defend their cause,

Psalm 10:17-18

O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,

Psalm 22:24

For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.

Psalm 35:10

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,
Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],
And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

Psalm 72:4

May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

Psalm 102:17

He has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And has not despised their prayer.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because he is poor [and defenseless],
Nor crush the afflicted [by legal proceedings] at the gate [where the city court is held],

Proverbs 23:10-11

Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],

Isaiah 11:4

But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.

Jeremiah 22:16

“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then all was well.
Is that not what it means to know Me?”
Says the Lord.

Matthew 11:5

the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.