Thematic Bible: To the poor


Thematic Bible



Thou hast seen, For Thou perverseness and anger beholdest; By giving into Thy hand, On Thee doth the afflicted leave it, Of the fatherless Thou hast been an helper.


Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him. Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,


And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,



And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.

The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah is his refuge.



For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.



The poor and the needy are seeking water, And there is none, Their tongue with thirst hath failed, I, Jehovah do answer them, The God of Israel -- I forsake them not.


For Thou hast been a stronghold for the poor, A stronghold for the needy in his distress, A refuge from storm, a shadow from heat, When the spirit of the terrible is as a storm -- a wall.




And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,


a king that is judging truly the poor, His throne for ever is established.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'


'Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and thy sins by righteousness break off, and thy perversity by pitying the poor, lo, it is a lengthening of thine ease.



And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,