Psalms 140:12
I know that the Lord will do right by the weak, and will execute justice for those who are needy.
Open English Bible (US)
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
13Surely the righteous shall praise your name, and they who are upright shall live in your presence.
Cross References
Psalms 10:17Lord, you have heard the desire of the humble, inclining your ear, strengthening their hearts,
Psalms 12:4they declare, “Our tongue is our strength, our allies our lips: who is lord over us?”
Psalms 35:10and all my being will say, “Who, O Lord, is like you, who save the helpless from those too strong for them, the poor and the helpless from those who despoil them?”
Psalms 72:12For he saves the poor when he cries, the helpless and the downtrodden.
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 →