Psalm 140:12 - New Revised Standard Version

¹² I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy, and executes justice for the poor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And the right of the poor.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² I know and rest in confidence upon it that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will secure justice for the poor and needy [of His believing children].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

Common English Bible

¹² I know that the LORD will take up the case of the poor and will do what is right for the needy.

Psalm 140:12 Cross References

1 Kings 8:45

then hear in heaven their prayer and their plea, and maintain their cause.

1 Kings 8:49

then hear in heaven your dwelling place their prayer and their plea, maintain their cause

Psalm 102:17

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and will not despise their prayer.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that makes great boasts,

Psalm 12:4

those who say, “With our tongues we will prevail; our lips are our own—who is our master?”

Psalm 22:24

For he did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; he did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him.

Psalm 35:10

All my bones shall say, “O Lord, who is like you? You deliver the weak from those too strong for them, the weak and needy from those who despoil them.”

Psalm 72:4

May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 9:4

For you have maintained my just cause; you have sat on the throne giving righteous judgment.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not rob the poor because they are poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate;

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Jeremiah 22:16

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Is not this to know me? says the Lord.

Matthew 11:5

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them.