Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Executeth
General references
Bible References
Executeth
Psalm 9:9
The Lord also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble;
The Lord also will be a refuge and a stronghold for the oppressed,
A refuge in times of trouble;
Psalm 10:14
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.
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 12:5
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Psalm 72:4
May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,
May he bring justice to the poor among the people,
Save the children of the needy
And crush the oppressor,
Psalm 109:31
For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
Psalm 146:7
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.
Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.
Deuteronomy 24:14
“You shall not take advantage of a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether [he is] one of your countrymen or one of the strangers (resident aliens, foreigners) who is in your land inside your cities.
Job 27:13
“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
“This [which I am about to explain] is the portion of a wicked man from God,
And the inheritance which tyrants and oppressors receive from the Almighty:
Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor taunts and insults his Maker,
But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him.
He who oppresses the poor taunts and insults his Maker,
But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him.
Proverbs 22:22
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],
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],
Proverbs 23:10
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
Do not move the ancient landmark [at the boundary of the property]
And do not go into the fields of the fatherless [to take what is theirs],
Isaiah 14:4
that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say,
“How the oppressor has ceased [his insolence],
And how the fury has ceased!
And how the fury has ceased!
Isaiah 58:6
“[Rather] is this not the fast which I choose,
To undo the bonds of wickedness,
To tear to pieces the ropes of the yoke,
To let the oppressed go free
And break apart every [enslaving] yoke?
“[Rather] is this not the fast which I choose,
To undo the bonds of wickedness,
To tear to pieces the ropes of the yoke,
To let the oppressed go free
And break apart every [enslaving] yoke?
Jeremiah 7:6
if you do not oppress the transient and the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood [by oppression and by unjust judicial murders] in Jerusalem, nor follow after other gods to your own ruin,
Ezekiel 22:7
In you they have treated father and mother lightly. They have oppressed the stranger among you; and in your presence they have wronged the fatherless and the widow.
Micah 2:1 Woe (judgment is coming) to those who devise wickedness
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
And plot evil on their beds!
When morning comes, they practice evil
Because it is in the power of their hands.
Micah 3:2
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
“You who hate good and love evil,
Who tear the skin off my people
And their flesh from their bones;
James 2:6
But you [in contrast] have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress and exploit you, and personally drag you into the courts of law?
James 5:1
Come [quickly] now, you rich [who lack true faith and hoard and misuse your resources], weep and howl over the miseries [the woes, the judgments] that are coming upon you.
General references
Exodus 3:10
Therefore, come now, and I will send you to Pharaoh, and then bring My people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.”
Psalm 119:137
Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.