Psalm 12:5
"For the cause of the oppressed and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will bring safety to him who yearns."
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart, "The seventh year, the year of release, is near," so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Psalm 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

Psalm 9:18
For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed.

Psalm 10:18
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

Psalm 34:6
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

Psalm 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, "Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?"

Psalm 68:1
God arises. His enemies are scattered, and those who hate Him flee His presence.

Psalm 69:33
For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

Psalm 82:8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Psalm 102:13
You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor--the appointed time has come.

Psalm 103:6
The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

Psalm 119:117
Uphold me, and I will be delivered, that I may always regard Your statutes.

Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Proverbs 22:23
for the LORD will take up their case and will plunder those who rob them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

Isaiah 33:10
"Now I will arise," says the LORD. "Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

oppression

Psalm 10:12
Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

Psalm 74:21, 22
Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. . . .

Psalm 79:10, 11
Why should the nations ask, "Where is their God?" Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants. . . .

Psalm 146:7, 8
executing justice for the oppressed, giving food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, . . .

Exodus 2:23, 24
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God. . . .

Exodus 3:7-9
The LORD said, "I have indeed seen the misery of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. . . .

Judges 10:16
So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.

Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 22:22, 23
Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate, . . .

Ecclesiastes 4:1
Again, I observed all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.

Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and higher still are over them.

Isaiah 19:20
It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.

Ezekiel 18:12, 13, 18
He oppresses the poor and needy, he commits robbery and does not restore a pledge. He lifts his eyes to idols; he commits abominations. . . .

James 5:4
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

now

Isaiah 33:10
"Now I will arise, " says the LORD. "Now I will lift Myself up. Now I will be exalted.

Micah 7:8, 9
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. . . .

puffeth at.

Psalm 10:5
He is secure in his ways at all times; Your lofty judgments are far from him; he sneers at all his foes.

Job 5:15, 21
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful. . . .

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