Psalms 69:33
Let the poor see and rejoice: seek ye God, and your soul shall live.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
In Context
32And it shall please God better than a young calf, that bringeth forth horns and hoofs.
34For the Lord hath heard the poor: and hath not despised his prisoners.
Cross References
Psalms 22:27The poor shall eat and shall be filled: and they shall praise the Lord that seek him: their hearts shall live for ever and ever.
Psalms 34:6Come ye to him and be enlightened: and your faces shall not be confounded.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
Psalms 102:20Because he hath looked forth from his high sanctuary: from heaven the Lord hath looked upon the earth.
Psalms 146:7They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:31-36
Comfort for the Persecuted; Thanksgiving and Praise. 30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving. 31 This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs. 32 The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. 33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein. 35 For God will save Zion, and will build the… Read the whole commentary →