Thematic Bible: To the poor


Thematic Bible



You have seen it, for You have beheld mischief and vexation to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You have been the helper of the orphan.


O fear the LORD, you His saints; For to those who fear Him there is no want. The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.


“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.



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

You would put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,
But the Lord is his refuge.




For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.


“The afflicted and needy are seeking water, but there is none,
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself,
As the God of Israel I will not forsake them.


For You have been a defense for the helpless,
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of the ruthless
Is like a rain storm against a wall.




“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.


If a king judges the poor with truth,
His throne will be established forever.

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.


Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’



“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.