17 He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer. 18 Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD. 19 For He looked down from the heights of His sanctuary; the LORD gazed out from heaven to earth 20 to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
Psalms 102:17–20
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Psalms 69:32–34
32 The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived! 33 For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people. 34 Let heaven and earth praise Him, the seas and everything that moves in them.
Job 34:27–29
27 because they turned aside from Him and had no regard for any of His ways. 28 They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted. 29 But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet…
Psalms 79:10–12
10 Why should the nations ask, “Where is their God?” Before our eyes, make known among the nations Your vengeance for the bloodshed of Your servants. 11 May the groans of the captives reach You; by the strength of Your arm preserve those condemned to death. 12 Pay back…
Psalms 74:20–22
20 Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land. 21 Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name. 22 Rise up, O God; defend Your cause! Remember how the fool mocks You all day long.
Psalms of Solomon 18:1–3
1 Lord, Thy mercy is over the works of Thy hands for ever; Thy goodness is over Israel with a rich gift. (PSS) 2 Thine eyes look upon them, so that none of them suffers want; Thine ears listen to the hopeful prayer of the poor. (PSS) 3 Thy judgements are executed upon the whole… (PSS)
Psalms 72:11–13
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Psalms 10:16–18
16 The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land. 17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear, 18 to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike t…
Lamentations 3:49–51
49 My eyes overflow unceasingly, without relief, 50 until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees. 51 My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
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