Thematic Bible: To the poor
Thematic Bible
Consolation under Affliction » To the poor
You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.
O fear the Lord, you His saints [revere and worship Him]! For there is no want to those who truly revere and worship Him with godly fear. The young lions lack food and suffer hunger, but they who seek (inquire of and require) the Lord [by right of their need and on the authority of His Word], none of them shall lack any beneficial thing.
God » To believers » To the poor
“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
God's Promises » To the poor » Divine protection
I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,
And [will secure] justice for the poor.
But with righteousness and justice He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the downtrodden of the earth;
And He shall strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He shall slay the wicked.
You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,
But the Lord is his safe refuge.
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he longs.”
Your flock found a dwelling place in it;
O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.
For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.
For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
God's Promises » To the poor » Answer to prayer
“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none;
Their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, the Lord, will answer them Myself;
I, the God of Israel, will not neglect them.
God's Promises » To the poor » An overshadowing providence
For You have been a stronghold for the helpless,
A stronghold for the poor in his distress,
A shelter from the storm, a shade from the heat;
For the breath of tyrants
Is like a rainstorm against a wall.
God's Promises » To the poor » Heavenly inheritance
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?
Verse Concepts
God's Promises » To the poor » To the poor
“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.
Justice » To be done » To the poor
If a king faithfully and truthfully judges the poor,
His throne shall be established forever.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And administer justice for the afflicted and needy.
Mercy » Should be shown » To the poor
Therefore, O king, let my advice to you be [considered and found] acceptable; break away now from your sins and exhibit your repentance by doing what is right, and from your wickedness by showing mercy to the poor, so that [if you repent] there may possibly be a continuance of your prosperity and tranquility and a healing of your error.’
Verse Concepts
He who oppresses the poor taunts and insults his Maker,
But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him.
The poor » Promises to » To the poor
“But God saves [the innocent] from the sword of the mouth of the devious,
And the poor from the hand of the mighty.