Psalm 12:5

Modern English Version

“Because the poor are plundered, because the needy sigh, now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will place him in the safety for which he yearns.”

Cross References

Psalm 34:6

This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him is kind to the poor.

James 5:4

Behold, the wages that you kept back by fraud from the laborers who harvested your fields are crying, and the cries of those who harvested have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

Isaiah 33:10

“Now I will rise,” says the Lord, “now I will be exalted, now I will be lifted up.

Job 5:15

But the needy He saves from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Psalm 10:12

Arise, O  Lord! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble.

Job 5:21

You will be hidden from the lash of the tongue, and you will not fear violence when it comes.

Isaiah 19:20

It shall be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt. For they shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He shall send them a Savior and a Champion. And He shall deliver them.

Ezekiel 18:18

As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, devastated his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die for his iniquity.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you observe in a district the oppression of the poor and violation of justice and righteousness, do not be astounded by the matter. For the high official is watched over by an even higher official, and there are even higher officials over them.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again I turned and observed all types of oppression that are done under the sun: Behold, the tears of the oppressed, and no one was there to comfort them. There was force from the hand of the oppressors, and no one was there to comfort them.

Psalm 10:18

to judge the orphan and the oppressed; man on earth no longer trembles.

Psalm 10:5

His ways are always prosperous; Your judgments are high and distant from him; as for all his enemies, he scoffs at them.

Judges 10:16

They removed the foreign gods from among them and worshipped the Lord, and He could no longer endure the suffering of Israel.

Exodus 5:2

And Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go.”

Psalm 31:19

Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have prepared for those who take refuge in You before the sons of men!

Psalm 73:8

They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; they speak loftily.

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 return, but not to the Most High. They are like a loose bow. Their princes will fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.