Psalms 140:12
But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
In Context
11And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.
13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:49Then hear thou in heaven, in the firmament of thy throne, their prayers, and their supplications, and do judgment for them:
Psalms 12:4May the Lord destroy all deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things.
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say : Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
Proverbs 22:22Do no violence to the poor, because he is poor: and do not oppress the needy in the gate:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 140:9-13
Shame and Confusion of Persecutors. 8 Grant not, O Lord , the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of… Read the whole commentary →