'Cause' in the Bible

For you defended my just cause; from your throne you pronounced a just decision.

You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

A prayer of David. Lord, consider my just cause! Pay attention to my cry for help! Listen to the prayer I sincerely offer!

Do not let those who are my enemies for no reason gloat over me! Do not let those who hate me without cause carry out their wicked schemes!

Rouse yourself, wake up and vindicate me! My God and Lord, defend my just cause!

He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause.

But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.

They are absolutely terrified, even by things that do not normally cause fear. For God annihilates those who attack you. You are able to humiliate them because God has rejected them.

All day long they cause me trouble; they make a habit of plotting my demise.

Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

O God, you cause abundant showers to fall on your chosen people. When they are tired, you sustain them,

Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal!

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

You cause those who know me to keep their distance; you make me an appalling sight to them. I am trapped and cannot get free.

You cause my friends and neighbors to keep their distance; those who know me leave me alone in the darkness.

He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.