'Needy' in the Bible
My very bones will say,“Lord, who is like You,rescuing the poor from one too strong for him,the poor or the needy from one who robs him?”
The wicked have drawn the sword and strung the bowto bring down the afflicted and needyand to slaughter those whose way is upright.
I am afflicted and needy;the Lord thinks of me.You are my helper and my deliverer;my God, do not delay.
For the Lord listens to the needyand does not despiseHis own who are prisoners.
I am afflicted and needy;hurry to me, God.You are my help and my deliverer;Lord, do not delay.
Do not let the oppressed turn away in shame;let the poor and needy praise Your name.
Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Rescue the poor and needy;save them from the power of the wicked.”
A Davidic prayer.Listen, Lord, and answer me,for I am poor and needy.
But He lifts the needy out of their sufferingand makes their families multiply like flocks.
For I am afflicted and needy;my heart is wounded within me.
For He stands at the right hand of the needyto save him from those who would condemn him.
He raises the poor from the dustand lifts the needy from the garbage pile
I will abundantly bless its food;I will satisfy its needy with bread.
I know that the Lord upholdsthe just cause of the poor,justice for the needy.
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- Destitute (60 instances)
- Impoverished (17 instances)
- Indigent (2 instances)
- Needy (100 instances)
- Poverty-Stricken (2 instances)