Psalms 140:12
I know that the Lord will auenge the afflicted, and iudge the poore.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 prayse thy Name, and the iust shall dwell in thy presence.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:49Then heare thou their prayer and their supplication in heauen thy dwelling place, and iudge their cause,
Psalms 10:17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them,
Psalms 12:4Which haue saide, With our tongue will we preuaile: our lippes are our owne: who is Lord ouer vs?
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like vnto thee, which deliuerest the poore from him, that is too strong for him! yea, the poore and him that is in miserie, from him that spoyleth him!
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
Proverbs 22:22Robbe not the poore, because hee is poore, neither oppresse the afflicted in iudgement.
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 →