Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
{A Prayer of David.} Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
Bible References
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Psalm 31:2 Listen closely to me; rescue me quickly.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.
Be a rock of refuge for me,
a mountain fortress to save me.
Isaiah 37:17
Listen closely, Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, Lord, and see. Hear all the words that Sennacherib has sent to mock the living God.
Daniel 9:18
Listen, my God, and hear. Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city called by Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You based on our righteous acts, but based on Your abundant compassion.
For i am
Psalm 10:14 But You Yourself have seen trouble and grief,
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
observing it in order to take the matter into Your hands.
The helpless entrusts himself to You;
You are a helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 34:6 This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
and saved him from all his troubles.
and saved him from all his troubles.
Psalm 40:17 I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.
Psalm 72:12 For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.
and the afflicted who have no helper.
Psalm 102:17 He will pay attention to the prayer of the destitute
and will not despise their prayer.
and will not despise their prayer.
Psalm 119:22 Take insult and contempt away from me,
for I have kept Your decrees.
for I have kept Your decrees.
Psalm 140:12 I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.
Isaiah 66:2 My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.
and so they all came into being.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble,
and trembles at My word.
Matthew 5:3 “The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is on Me,
because He has anointed Me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent Me
to proclaim freedom to the captives
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to set free the oppressed,
James 1:9
The brother of humble circumstances should boast in his exaltation,
James 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Didn’t God choose the poor in this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that He has promised to those who love Him?