'Poor' in the Bible

For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

For the poor will not always be forgotten,Nor the hope of the burdened perish forever.

In pride and arrogance the wicked hotly pursue and persecute the afflicted;Let them be caught in the plots which they have devised.

He lurks in ambush in the villages;In hiding places he kills the innocent;He lies in wait for the unfortunate [the unhappy, the poor, the helpless].

He lurks in a hiding place like a lion in his lair;He lies in wait to catch the afflicted;He catches the afflicted when he draws him into his net.

“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.”

You [evildoers] shamefully plan against the poor,But the Lord is his safe refuge.

From men with Your hand, O Lord,From men of the world [these moths of the night] whose portion [of enjoyment] is in this life—idle and vain,And whose belly You fill with Your treasure;They are satisfied with children,And they leave what they have left [of wealth] to their children.

The afflicted will eat and be satisfied;Those who [diligently] seek Him and require Him [as their greatest need] will praise the Lord.May your hearts live forever!

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard himAnd saved him from all his troubles.

All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You,Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone],And the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bowTo cast down the afflicted and the needy,To slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

Even though I am afflicted and needy,Still the Lord takes thought and is mindful of me.You are my help and my rescuer.O my God, do not delay.

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Both low and high,Rich and poor together:

Your flock found a dwelling place in it;O God, in Your goodness You provided for the poor.

But I am sorrowful and in pain;May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.

For the Lord hears the needyAnd does not despise His who are prisoners.

But I am afflicted and needy;Come quickly to me, O God!You are my help and my rescuer;O Lord, do not delay.

May he judge Your people with righteousness,And Your afflicted with justice.

May he bring justice to the poor among the people,Save the children of the needyAnd crush the oppressor,

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

He will have compassion on the poor and needy,And he will save the lives of the needy.

Oh, do not hand over the soul of your turtledove to the wild beast;Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.

Vindicate the weak and fatherless;Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

Rescue the weak and needy;Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me,For I am distressed and needy [I long for Your help].

Yet He sets the needy securely on high, away from affliction,And makes their families like a flock.

Because the man did not remember to show kindness,But persecuted the suffering and needy man,And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.

For I am suffering and needy,And my heart is wounded within me.

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

He has given freely to the poor;His righteousness endures forever;His horn will be exalted in honor.

He raises the poor out of the dustAnd lifts the needy from the ash heap,

“I will abundantly bless her provisions;I will satisfy her poor with bread.

I know [with confidence] that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted,And [will secure] justice for the poor.