Psalm 41:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Blessed the one concerned for the poor; on a day of misfortune, the Lord delivers him.

Cross References

Psalm 27:12

Do not abandon me to the desire of my foes; malicious and lying witnesses have risen against me.

Psalm 33:19

To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive through famine.

Psalm 37:22

For those blessed by the Lord will inherit the earth, but those accursed will be cut off.

Proverbs 11:17

Kindly people benefit themselves, but the merciless harm themselves.

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises the hungry comes up short, but happy the one who is kind to the poor!

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever cares for the poor lends to the Lord, who will pay back the sum in full.

Proverbs 31:20

She reaches out her hands to the poor, and extends her arms to the needy.

Jeremiah 39:17

But on that day I will deliver you—oracle of the Lord; you shall not be handed over to the men you dread.

Deuteronomy 14:29

that the Levite who has no hereditary portion with you, and also the resident alien, the orphan and the widow within your gates, may come and eat and be satisfied; so that the Lord, your God, may bless you in all that you undertake.

1 Timothy 4:8

for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.

Ruth 2:19

So her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? Where did you go to work? May the one who took notice of you be blessed!” Then she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked. “The man at whose place I worked today is named Boaz,” she said.