Job 36:6

Elihu Extols God's Greatness

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“Behold, God is mighty, and yet does not despise anyone [nor regard any as trivial];
He is mighty in the strength and power of understanding.
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“He does not prolong the life of the wicked,
But gives the afflicted their justice.
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“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous [those in right standing with Him];
But with kings upon the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

Justice to the Afflicted

Job

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 140:12

I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.

Proverbs 22:22-23

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],

Exodus 22:22-24

You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child.

Job 5:15

“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.

Job 8:22

“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,
And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”

Job 21:7-9

“Why do the wicked still live,
Become old, and become mighty in power?

Job 21:30

“That evil men are [now] reserved for the day of disaster and destruction,
They will be led away on the day of [God’s] wrath?

Job 29:12-17

Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.

Psalm 9:12

For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

Psalm 10:14-15

You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 55:23

But You, O God, will bring down the wicked to the pit of destruction;
Men of blood and treachery will not live out half their days.
But I will [boldly and unwaveringly] trust in You.

Psalm 72:4

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

Psalm 82:1-4

God stands in the divine assembly;
He judges among the gods (divine beings).

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 12:1-2

You, O Lord are [uncompromisingly] righteous and consistently just when I plead my case with You;
Yet let me discuss issues of justice with You:
Why has the way of the wicked prospered?
Why are those who deal in treachery (deceit) at ease and thriving?

2 Peter 2:9

then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,