May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. Cross References Psalm 2:9 You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery." Psalm 72:12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. Proverbs 29:14 A king who judges the poor with fairness--his throne will be established forever. Isaiah 11:4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice. Jeremiah 22:3 This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place. Zechariah 7:10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.' Treasury of Scripture He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. He shall judge Psalm 72:12-14 Psalm 109:31 Isaiah 11:4 break Psalm 2:9 Psalm 94:5 Job 19:2 the oppressor Isaiah 9:4 Isaiah 51:12,13 Daniel 2:34,35 |