Psalm 12:5

New Living Translation

The Lord replies, “I have seen violence done to the helpless, and I have heard the groans of the poor. Now I will rise up to rescue them, as they have longed for me to do.”

Cross References

Job 5:15

He rescues the poor from the cutting words of the strong, and rescues them from the clutches of the powerful.

Job 5:21

You will be safe from slander and have no fear when destruction comes.

Psalm 10:12

Arise, O Lord! Punish the wicked, O God! Do not ignore the helpless!

Psalm 10:18

You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.

Psalm 10:5

Yet they succeed in everything they do. They do not see your punishment awaiting them. They sneer at all their enemies.

Psalm 31:19

How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.

Psalm 34:6

In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles.

Psalm 73:8

They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others.

Exodus 5:2

“Is that so?” retorted Pharaoh. “And who is the Lord? Why should I listen to him and let Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.”

Proverbs 14:31

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

Don’t be surprised if you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and if justice is being miscarried throughout the land. For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Isaiah 19:20

It will be a sign and a witness that the Lord of Heaven’s Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the Lord for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them.

Isaiah 33:10

But the Lord says: “Now I will stand up. Now I will show my power and might.

Ezekiel 18:18

But the father will die for his many sins—for being cruel, robbing people, and doing what was clearly wrong among his people.

Hosea 7:16

They look everywhere except to the Most High. They are as useless as a crooked bow. Their leaders will be killed by their enemies because of their insolence toward me. Then the people of Egypt will laugh at them.

James 5:4

For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The cries of those who harvest your fields have reached the ears of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Judges 10:16

Then the Israelites put aside their foreign gods and served the Lord. And he was grieved by their misery.