Psalm 12:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But you, LORD, tell them, “I will do something! The poor are ill-treated and helpless people moan. I'll rescue all who suffer.”

Cross References

Job 5:15

God rescues the needy from the words of the wicked and the fist of the mighty.

Job 5:21

You will be sheltered, without fear of hurtful words or any other weapon.

Psalm 10:12

Do something, LORD God, and use your powerful arm to help those in need.

Psalm 10:18

You defend orphans and everyone else in need, so that no one on earth can terrify others again.

Psalm 10:5

They are always successful, though they can't understand your teachings, and they keep sneering at their enemies.

Psalm 31:19

You are wonderful, and while everyone watches, you store up blessings for all who honour and trust you.

Psalm 34:6

I was a nobody, but I prayed, and the LORD saved me from all my troubles.

Psalm 73:8

They sneer and say cruel things, and because of their pride, they make violent threats.

Exodus 5:2

“Who is this LORD and why should I obey him?” the king replied. “I refuse to let you and your people go!”

Proverbs 14:31

If you ill-treat the poor, you insult your Creator; if you are kind to them, you show him respect.

Proverbs 18:21

Words can bring death or life! Talk too much, and you will eat everything you say.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

I looked again and saw people being ill-treated everywhere on earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who ill-treated them were powerful.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don't be surprised if the poor of your country are abused, and injustice takes the place of justice. After all, the lower officials must do what the higher ones order them to do.

Isaiah 19:20

These will remind the Egyptians that the LORD All-Powerful is with them. And when they are in trouble and ask for help, he will send someone to rescue them from their enemies.

Isaiah 33:10

But the LORD says, “Now I will do something and be greatly praised.

Ezekiel 18:18

It is his father who will die for cheating and robbing and doing evil.

Hosea 7:16

and refuse to obey. They are more useless than a crooked arrow. Their leaders will die in war for saying foolish things. Egyptians will laugh at them.

James 5:4

You refused to pay the people who worked in your fields, and now their unpaid wages are shouting out against you. The Lord All-Powerful has heard the cries of the workers who harvested your crops.

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites got rid of the idols of the foreign gods, and they began worshipping only the LORD. Finally, there came a time when the LORD could no longer stand to see them suffer.