I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy and executes justice for the poor.
Lamentations 3:35 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 when justice is perverted in the presence of the Most High, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 To turn aside the right of a man Before the face of the Most High, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition To turn aside and deprive a man of his rights before the face of the Most High or a superior [acting as God's representative], American Standard Version (1901) To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the Most High, Common English Bible denying someone justice before the Most High, Catholic Public Domain Version LAMED. as if to turn aside the judgment of a man in the sight of the presence of the Most High, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Lamed. To turn aside the judgment of a man before the face of the most High, |
I know that the Lord maintains the cause of the needy and executes justice for the poor.
One who justifies the wicked and one who condemns the righteous are both alike an abomination to the Lord.
to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, to make widows their spoil and to plunder orphans!
As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar kingship, greatness, glory, and majesty.
“Suppose two persons have a dispute and enter into litigation, and the judges decide between them, declaring one to be in the right and the other to be in the wrong.