2 May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. 3 May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. 4 May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 72:2–4
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Proverbs 29:13–15
13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both. 14 A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever. 15 A rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to himself disgraces his mother.
Psalms 72:10–12
10 May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts. 11 May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him. 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Wisdom of Solomon 9:2–4
2 and by your wisdom you formed man, that he should have dominion over the creatures that were made by you, (WEB) 3 and rule the world in holiness and righteousness, and execute judgment in uprightness of soul, (WEB) 4 give me wisdom, her who sits by you on your thrones. Don’t r… (WEB)
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.
Sirach 45:25–26
25 Also he made a covenant with David the son of Jesse, of the tribe of Judah. The inheritance of the king is his alone from son to son. So the inheritance of Aaron is also to his seed. (WEB) 26 May God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, t… (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 17:28–30
28 And he shall divide them according to their tribes upon the land, And neither sojourner nor alien shall sojourn with them any more. (PSS) 29 He shall judge peoples and nations in the wisdom of his righteousness. Selah. (PSS) 30 And he shall have the heathen nations to serve him… (PSS)
Psalms 28:8–9
8 The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for His anointed. 9 Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; shepherd them and carry them forever.
Psalms 82:3–5
3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked. 5 They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are sh…
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