But he saveth from the sword of their mouth,\par\tab Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Psalm 12:5 - American Standard Version 2015 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy,\par\tab Now will I arise, saith Jehovah;\par\tab I will set him in the safety he panteth for. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For the oppression of the poor, For the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now will I arise, says the Lord, because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy; I will set him in safety and in the salvation for which he pants. American Standard Version (1901) Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for. Common English Bible But the LORD says, “Because the poor are oppressed, because of the groans of the needy, I’m now standing up. I will provide the help they are gasping for.” Catholic Public Domain Version lest at any time my enemy may say, "I have prevailed against him." Those who trouble me will exult, if I have been disturbed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version lest at any time my enemy say: I have prevailed against him. They that trouble me will rejoice when I am moved: |
But he saveth from the sword of their mouth,\par\tab Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue;\par\tab Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.
Arise, O Jehovah; O God, lift up thy hand:\par\tab Forget not the poor.
To judge the fatherless and the oppressed,\par\tab That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.\par
His ways are firm at all times;\par\tab Thy judgments are far above out of his sight:\par\tab As for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them.
Oh how great is thy goodness,\par\tab Which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee,\par\tab Which thou hast wrought for them that take refuge in thee,\par\tab Before the sons of men!
This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him,\par\tab And saved him out of all his troubles.
They scoff, and in wickedness utter oppression:\par\tab They speak loftily.
And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, that I should hearken unto his voice to let Israel go? I know not Jehovah, and moreover I will not let Israel go.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker;\par\tab But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue;\par\tab And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them.
Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I lift up myself; now will I be exalted.
As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, robbed his brother, and did that which is not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity.\par
They return, but not to {\i him that is} on high; they are like a deceitful bow; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue: this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt.\par
Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
And they put away the foreign gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.