Psalm 12:5
"Because the poor are being oppressed, because the needy are sighing, I will now arise," says the LORD, "I will establish in safety those who yearn for it."
Isaiah 33:10
"Now I'll rise up," the LORD has said, "now I'll exalt myself; now I'll be lifted up.
Exodus 2:23-24
The king of Egypt eventually died, and the Israelis groaned because of the bondage. They cried out, and their cry for deliverance from slavery ascended to God.
Exodus 3:7-9
The LORD said, "I have certainly seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their cry caused by their slave masters. I really do understand their pain,
Judges 10:16
When they put away their foreign gods and served the LORD, he brought Israel's misery to an end.
Job 5:15
So he delivers from the sword of their mouth the poor from the power of the mighty.
Job 5:21
You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.
Psalm 10:5
Their ways always seem prosperous. Your judgments are on high, far away from them. They scoff at all their enemies.
Psalm 10:12
Rise up, LORD! Raise your hand, God. Don't forget the afflicted!
Psalm 10:18
to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that men of the earth may cause terror no more. To the Director: A Davidic Song.
Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered him from all of his distress.
Psalm 74:21-22
Don't let the oppressed return in humiliation. The poor and needy will praise your name.
Psalm 79:10-11
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let vengeance for the blood of your servants be meted out before our eyes and among the nations.
Psalm 146:7-8
who brings justice for the oppressed, and who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners;
Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor defies their Creator, but whoever is kind to the needy honors them.
Proverbs 22:22-23
Don't rob the poor person because he is poor, and don't crush the helpless in court,
Ecclesiastes 4:1
Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
Don't be surprised when you see the poor oppressed and the violent perverting both justice and verdicts in a province, for one high official watches another, and there are ones higher still over them.
Isaiah 19:20
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior, and he will come down and rescue them.
Ezekiel 18:12-13
oppresses the afflicted and the poor, robs others, doesn't return security for a debt, looks to idols, does detestable things,
Ezekiel 18:18
As for his father, watch out! If he wrongfully oppressed or robbed his brother and did what wasn't good among his people, he'll die because of his own sin."
Micah 7:8-9
Don't be glad on my account, my enemy. When I fall, I'll get up. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD is a light for me.
James 5:4
Look! The wages that you kept back from the workers who harvested your fields are shouting out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.