For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He
Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow
The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foun
he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safet
He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem:
Then my people will dwell in a peaceful place, in safe and secure places of rest.
Then the LORD will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of
The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant w
But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instan
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the
Or let them lay claim to My protection; let them make peace with Me—yes, let them make peace with Me.”
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike
For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you c
O LORD, be gracious to us! We wait for You. Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble.
to tell him, “This is what Hezekiah says: Today is a day of distress, rebuke, and disgrace; for children have come to th
tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, an
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy f