Thematic Bible: To the poor
Thematic Bible
Consolation under Affliction » To the poor
You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.
This poor man's cry came before the Lord, and he gave him salvation from all his troubles.
Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything. The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.
God » To believers » To the poor
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
God's Promises » To the poor » Divine protection
I am certain that the Lord will take care of the cause of the poor, and of the rights of those who are troubled.
But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.
You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.
Because of the crushing of the poor and the weeping of those in need, now will I come to his help, says the Lord; I will give him the salvation which he is desiring.
Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.
For the ears of the Lord are open to the poor, and he takes thought for his prisoners.
For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
God's Promises » To the poor » Answer to prayer
The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.
God's Promises » To the poor » An overshadowing providence
For you have been a strong place for the poor and the crushed in their trouble, a safe place from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the wrath of the cruel ones is like a winter storm.
God's Promises » To the poor » Heavenly inheritance
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
God's Promises » To the poor » To the poor
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.
Justice » To be done » To the poor
The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.
Let your mouth be open, judging rightly, and give right decisions in the cause of the poor and those in need.
Mercy » Should be shown » To the poor
For this cause, O King, let my suggestion be pleasing to you, and let your sins be covered by righteousness and your evil-doing by mercy to the poor, so that the time of your well-being may be longer.
He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
The poor » Promises to » To the poor
But he keeps safe from their sword those who have no father, and the poor from the power of the strong.