Psalm 10:14

New Century Version

Lord, surely you see these cruel and evil things; look at them and do something. People in trouble look to you for help. You are the one who helps the orphans.

Cross References

Genesis 21:17

God heard the boy crying, and God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, “What is wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! God has heard the boy crying there.

Genesis 31:12

The angel said, ‘Look! Only the streaked, speckled, or spotted male goats are mating. I have seen all the wrong things Laban has been doing to you.

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei’s curses today!”

2 Kings 9:26

‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons, says the Lord, so I will punish Ahab in his field, says the Lord.’ Take Joram’s body and throw it into the field, as the Lord has said.”

2 Chronicles 24:22

King Joash did not remember Jehoiada’s kindness to him, so Joash killed Zechariah, Jehoiada’s son. Before Zechariah died, he said, “May the Lord see what you are doing and punish you.”

2 Chronicles 6:23

then hear in heaven. Judge the case, punish the guilty, but declare that the innocent person is not guilty.

Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the foreigners. He defends the orphans and widows, but he blocks the way of the wicked.

Psalm 22:11

So don’t be far away from me. Now trouble is near, and there is no one to help.

Psalm 31:8

You have not handed me over to my enemies but have set me in a safe place.

Psalm 35:22

Lord, you have been watching. Do not keep quiet. Lord, do not leave me alone.

Psalm 55:22

Give your worries to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will never let good people down.

Psalm 68:5

God is in his holy Temple. He is a father to orphans, and he defends the widows.

Psalm 68:6

God gives the lonely a home. He leads prisoners out with joy, but those who turn against God will live in a dry land.

Exodus 2:25

He saw the troubles of the people of Israel, and he was concerned about them.

Exodus 22:22

“Do not cheat a widow or an orphan.

Exodus 22:26

If your neighbor gives you his coat as a promise for the money he owes you, you must give it back to him by sunset,

Proverbs 15:25

The Lord will tear down the proud person’s house, but he will protect the widow’s property.

Proverbs 15:3

The Lord’s eyes see everything; he watches both evil and good people.

Isaiah 10:3

How will you explain the things you have done? What will you do when your destruction comes from far away? Where will you run for help? Where will you hide your riches then?

Jeremiah 16:17

I see everything they do. They cannot hide from me the things they do; their sin is not hidden from my eyes.

Jeremiah 23:24

“No one can hide where I cannot see him,” says the Lord. “I fill all of heaven and earth,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 49:11

Leave the orphans, and I will take care of them. Your widows also can trust in me.”

Jeremiah 51:56

The army has come to destroy Babylon. Her soldiers have been captured, and their bows are broken, because the Lord is a God who punishes people for the evil they do. He gives them the full punishment they deserve.

Lamentations 3:59

Lord, you have seen how I have been wronged. Now judge my case for me.

Lamentations 3:60

You have seen how my enemies took revenge on me and made evil plans against me.

Hosea 14:3

Assyria cannot save us, nor will we trust in our horses. We will not say again, ‘Our gods,’ to the things our hands have made. You show mercy to orphans.”

Hosea 14:4

The Lord says, “I will forgive them for leaving me and will love them freely, because I am not angry with them anymore.

Joel 3:4

“Tyre and Sidon and all of you regions of Philistia! What did you have against me? Were you punishing me for something I did, or were you doing something to hurt me? I will very quickly do to you what you have done to me.

Habakkuk 1:13

Your eyes are too good to look at evil; you cannot stand to see those who do wrong. So how can you put up with those evil people? How can you be quiet when the wicked swallow up people who are better than they are?

Deuteronomy 10:18

He helps orphans and widows, and he loves foreigners and gives them food and clothes.

2 Timothy 1:12

I am suffering now because I tell the Good News, but I am not ashamed, because I know Jesus, the One in whom I have believed. And I am sure he is able to protect what he has trusted me with until that day.

Hebrews 4:13

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. Everything is clear and lies open before him, and to him we must explain the way we have lived.

1 Peter 4:19

So those who suffer as God wants should trust their souls to the faithful Creator as they continue to do what is right.

1 Peter 5:7

Give all your worries to him, because he cares about you.

Judges 1:7

Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings whose thumbs and big toes had been cut off used to eat scraps that fell from my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them.” The men of Judah took Adoni-Bezek to Jerusalem, and he died there.