Psalm 12:5

Easy To Read Version

But the Lord says:\par “Bad people stole from the poor people.\par They took things from helpless people.\par But now I will stand and defend those weary (tired) people.”\par

Cross References

Job 5:15

God saves poor people from death.\par He saves the poor people from\par the power of the clever people.\par

Job 5:21

People might say bad things about you\par with their sharp tongues.\par But God will protect you.\par You won’t need to be afraid\par when bad things happen!\par

Psalm 10:12

Lord, get up and do something!\par God, punish those bad people!\par Don’t forget the poor people!\par

Psalm 10:18

Lord, protect the children without parents.\par Don’t let sad people suffer more troubles.\par Make bad people too afraid to stay here.\par

Psalm 10:5

Bad people are always doing\par crooked things.\par They don’t even notice God’s laws\par and wise teachings. {\cf2\super [55]} \par God’s enemies ignore \{his teachings\}.\par

Psalm 31:19

God, you have hidden away many wonderful things for your followers.\par You do good things in front of everyone for the people who trust you.\par

Psalm 34:6

This poor man called to the Lord for help.\par And the Lord heard me.\par He saved me from all my troubles.\par

Psalm 73:8

They say cruel, evil things\par about other people.\par They are proud and stubborn.\par And they are always planning ways\par to take advantage of other people.\par

Exodus 5:2

But Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord? Why should I obey him? Why should I let Israel go? I don’t even know who this Lord is, so I refuse to let Israel go.”

Proverbs 14:31

The person that causes trouble for poor people shows that he does not respect God—God made both people. But if a person is kind to poor people, then he shows honor to God.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue can speak words that bring life or death. And people who love to talk must be ready to accept what it brings.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I saw that many people are treated badly. I saw their tears. And I saw that there was no one to comfort those sad people. I saw cruel people had all the power. And I saw that there was no one to comfort the people they hurt.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.

Isaiah 19:20

This will be a sign to show that the Lord All-Powerful does powerful things. Any time the people cry for help from the Lord, the Lord will send help. The Lord will send a person to save and defend the people. That person will rescue the people from other people that do wrong things to them.

Isaiah 33:10

The Lord says, “Now, I will stand and show my greatness. Now, I will become important to the people.

Ezekiel 18:18

The father might hurt people and steal things. He might never do anything good for my people! That father will die because of his own sins. \{But the son won’t be punished for his father’s sins.\}

Hosea 7:16

But they were like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [74]} \par They changed directions,\par but they did not come back to me. {\cf2\super [75]} \par Their leaders bragged \{about their strength\}.\par But they will be killed with swords.\par And the people in Egypt will laugh at them.\par

James 5:4

People worked in your fields, but you did not pay them. Those people are crying out against you. Those people harvested your crops. Now the Lord (God) of heaven’s armies {\cf2\super [24]} has heard the things they are shouting.

Judges 10:16

Then the people of Israel threw away the foreign gods. They started worshiping the Lord again. So the Lord felt sorry for them when he saw them suffering.