Psalm 72:13

A Prayer For The King

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For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.
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He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.
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He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,
And their blood will be precious in His sight.

Have Mercy

Mercy on the Poor

Poor and Needy

Spare the Poor and Needy

Job 5:15-16

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

Psalm 109:31

For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will seek the lost, bring back the scattered, bandage the crippled, and strengthen the weak and the sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong [who have become hard-hearted and perverse]. I will feed them with judgment and punishment.

Matthew 5:3

“Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].

Matthew 18:10

“See that you do not despise or think less of one of these little ones, for I say to you that their angels in heaven [are in the presence of and] continually look upon the face of My Father who is in heaven.

James 2:5-6

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters: has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and [as believers to be] heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?