Psalm 140:12

New International Version

I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.

Cross References

1 Kings 8:45

then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

1 Kings 8:49

then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause.

Psalm 102:17

He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.

Psalm 12:3

May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—

Psalm 12:4

those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

Psalm 22:24

For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.

Psalm 35:10

My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”

Psalm 72:4

May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

Psalm 9:4

For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

Proverbs 22:22

Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,

Isaiah 11:4

but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

Jeremiah 22:16

He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well. Is that not what it means to know me?” declares the Lord.

Matthew 11:5

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.