Psalm 12:5

Legacy Standard Bible

“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy, Now I will arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”

Cross References

Psalm 34:6

This poor man called out, and Yahweh heard him And saved him out of all his troubles.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

James 5:4

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields—that which has been withheld by you—cries out against you; and the outcries of those who did the harvesting have reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Isaiah 33:10

“Now I will be on high,” says Yahweh, “Now I will be lifted up, now I will be lifted up.

Job 5:15

“But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the needy from the hand of the strong.

Psalm 10:12

¶Arise, O Yahweh; O God, lift up Your hand. Do not forget the afflicted.

Job 5:21

“You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, And you will not be afraid of devastation when it comes.

Isaiah 19:20

And it will become a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them.

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he will die for his iniquity.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see oppression of the poor and robbery of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished over the matter; for a lofty one keeps watch over another lofty one, and there are loftier ones over them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and on the side of their oppressors was power, but they had no one to comfort them.

Psalm 10:18

To give justice to the orphan and the oppressed, So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Psalm 10:5

¶His ways prosper at all times; Your judgments are on high, out of his sight; As for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.

Judges 10:16

So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served Yahweh; and He could bear the trouble of Israel no longer.

Exodus 5:2

But Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh that I should listen to His voice to let Israel go? I do not know Yahweh, and also, I will not let Israel go.”

Psalm 31:19

¶How great is Your goodness, Which You have stored up for those who fear You, Which You have worked for those who take refuge in You, Before the sons of men!

Psalm 73:8

They scoff and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Hosea 7:16

They turn, but not upward; They are like a deceitful bow; Their princes will fall by the sword Because of the indignation of their tongue. This will be their scoffing in the land of Egypt.