Psalm 140:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

I know the Lord will provide justice for the poor and will defend the helpless.

Cross References

Psalm 9:4

You listened to me from your throne like a good judge, and you decided that I was right.

1 Kings 8:49

Please listen to their prayers from your home in heaven, and do what is right.

1 Kings 8:45

Please listen to their prayers from your home in heaven, and help them.

Matthew 11:5

The blind can see. The crippled can walk. People with leprosy are healed. The deaf can hear. The dead are brought back to life. And the Good News is being told to the poor.

Jeremiah 22:16

Josiah helped poor and needy people, so everything went well for him. Jehoiakim, what does it mean “to know God”? It means living right and being fair. That is what it means to know me. This message is from the Lord.

Psalm 102:17

He will listen to the prayers of those in poverty. He will not ignore them.

Psalm 35:10

With my whole self I will say, “Lord, there is no one like you. You protect the poor from those who are stronger. You save the poor and helpless from those who try to rob them.”

Isaiah 11:4

He will judge the poor fairly and honestly. He will be fair when he decides what to do for the poor of the land. If he decides people should be beaten, he will give the command, and they will be beaten. If he decides people must die, he will give the command, and those evil people will be killed. Goodness and fairness will be like a belt he wears around his waist.

Proverbs 22:22

It is easy to steal from the poor, but don’t do it. And don’t take advantage of them in court.

Psalm 72:4

May the king be fair to the poor. May he help the helpless and punish those who hurt them.

Psalm 22:24

He does not ignore those who need help. He does not hate them. He does not turn away from them. He listens when they cry for help.

Psalm 12:3

The Lord should cut off their lying lips and cut out their bragging tongues.

Psalm 12:4

Those people think they can win any argument. They say, “We are so good with words, no one will be our master.”