Psalm 109:31 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn him to death.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those that condemn his soul.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

For He will stand at the right hand of the poor and needy, to save him from those who condemn his life.

American Standard Version (1901)

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.

Common English Bible

Because God stands right next to the needy, to save them from any who would condemn them.

Psalm 109:31 Cross References

Psalm 10:14

Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayst take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 109:16

For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.

Psalm 110:5

The Lord is at your right hand; he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.

Psalm 121:5

The Lord is your keeper; the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

Psalm 140:12

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

Psalm 16:8

I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Psalm 68:5

Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.

Psalm 72:4

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

Psalm 73:23

Nevertheless I am continually with thee; thou dost hold my right hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see in a province the poor oppressed and justice and right violently taken away, do not be amazed at the matter; for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.

Isaiah 54:17

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord.”