Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

General references

Bible References

The poor

Matthew 25:34
'Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come ye, the blessed of my Father, inherit the reign that hath been prepared for you from the foundation of the world;
Acts 20:35
all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth us to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'
1 Thessalonians 5:14
and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

Lord

Psalm 34:19
Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.
Psalm 37:26
All the day he is gracious and lending, And his seed is for a blessing.
Hebrews 6:10
for God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the labour of the love, that ye shewed to His name, having ministered to the saints and ministering;
James 2:13
for the judgment without kindness is to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

Time of trouble

Psalm 37:19
They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
Proverbs 16:14
The fury of a king is messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth it.
Ecclesiastes 12:1
Remember also thy Creators in days of thy youth, While that the evil days come not, Nor the years have arrived, that thou sayest, 'I have no pleasure in them.'
Revelation 3:10
'Because thou didst keep the word of my endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon all the world, to try those dwelling upon the earth.

General references

Leviticus 23:22
And in your reaping the harvest of your land thou dost not complete the corner of thy field in thy reaping, and the gleaning of thy harvest thou dost not gather, to the poor and to the sojourner thou dost leave them; I Jehovah am your God.'