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Psalms 12:5
“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”
Psalms 12:5 in the King James Version
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.Read Psalms 12:5 in the King James Version →
Verse in context — Psalms 12
May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts,
who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?
Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him.
The words of Yahweh are flawless words, as silver refined in a clay furnace, purified seven times.
You will keep them, Yahweh. You will preserve them from this generation forever.
Cross references for Psalms 12:5
- Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Proverbs 14:31
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
- James 5:4
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
- Psalms 146:7-8
who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners. Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.
- Isaiah 33:10
Now I will arise," says Yahweh; "Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.
- Micah 7:8-9
Don't rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me. I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment fo...
- Job 5:15
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
- Exodus 2:23-24
It happened in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died, and the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage. God heard their groaning, and God reme...
- Psalms 10:12
Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don't forget the helpless.
- Job 5:21
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
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