Psalm 140:12

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Our LORD, I know that you defend the homeless and see that the poor are given justice.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:45

Answer their prayers from heaven and give them victory.

Psalm 102:17

and the prayers of the homeless will be answered.

Psalm 12:3

Won't you chop off all flattering tongues that boast so loudly?

Psalm 12:4

They say to themselves, “We are great speakers. No one else has a chance.”

Psalm 22:24

The LORD doesn't hate or despise the helpless in all their troubles. When I cried out, he listened and did not turn away.

Psalm 35:10

Every bone in my body will shout: “No one is like the LORD!” You protect the helpless from those in power; you save the poor and needy from those who hurt them.

Psalm 72:4

Let the king defend the poor, rescue the homeless, and crush everyone who hurts them.

Psalm 9:4

You take your seat as judge, and your fair decisions prove that I was in the right.

Proverbs 22:22

Don't take advantage of the poor or cheat them in court.

Isaiah 11:4

The poor and the needy will be treated with fairness and with justice. His word will be law everywhere in the land, and criminals will be put to death.

Matthew 11:5

The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news.