Thematic Bible: To the poor


Thematic Bible



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.
Verse ConceptsOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsSorrowSympathyUnhappinessAfflictions, Consolation DuringChoosing God's WayGod Helpsrehabilitation


Fear the Lord, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions lack food and go hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not lack any good thing.

He saves the needy from their sharp words
and from the clutches of the powerful.
Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor


but He will judge the poor righteously
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline from His mouth,
and He will kill the wicked
with a command from His lips.
Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GodWaistsMillennial KingdomSpirit Of ChristThe Sword Of The SpiritGod Beating PeopleGod KillingChrist SpeakingGod KillsRighteousness Of ChristStriking People With A Stafffairness

You sinners frustrate the plans of the afflicted,
but the Lord is his refuge.
Verse ConceptsPlansPoverty, Remedies ForGod And The PoorPoor, The Wicked Response ToShaming People



For the Lord listens to the needy
and does not despise
His own who are prisoners.
Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaPrisonersGod And The PoorCaptivity, Of IsraelAnswered PromisesGod Pays Attention

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.
Verse ConceptsBad LeadershipGod And The PoorRight SidesGod Saving From EnemiesGod With You To HelpGod Helps The PoorHelping The Poor

The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Verse ConceptsThe Needydrought, physicalPrayer, God's Promises ConcerningTongueGod And The PoorAnswered PromisesSeeking WaterGod Not ForsakingWater, As A Symbol Of Affliction

For You have been a stronghold for the poor,
a stronghold for the needy person in his distress,
a refuge from the rain, a shade from the heat.
When the breath of the violent
is like rain against a wall,
Verse ConceptsFortressesAfflicted SaintsThe NeedyExploitationsdefence, divineGod, The ProviderGuardiansNoonPoverty, Remedies ForRefugeesSanctuaryStormsWallsDistressGod Being Our RefugeShadow Of GodshelterThe Storms Of Life


He saves the needy from their sharp words
and from the clutches of the powerful.
Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor

A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.
Verse ConceptsBeing A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

Speak up, judge righteously,
and defend the cause of the oppressed and needy.
Verse ConceptsSocial JusticeBeggarsPoverty, Remedies ForMan Defending

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.” Verse ConceptsGood Human Adviceevil, believers' responses toKindnessWise CouncelRenunciationRepentance, Nature OfAction For A Long TimePeople Showing MercyMan's Counsel


He saves the needy from their sharp words
and from the clutches of the powerful.
Verse ConceptsOppression, God's Attitude ToBoxingGod Saving From EnemiesGod Helps The Poor

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