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 74:20–22
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Psalms 10:11–13
11 He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.” 12 Arise, O LORD! Lift up Your hand, O God! Do not forget the helpless. 13 Why has the wicked man renounced God? He says to himself, “You will never call me to account.”
Psalms 9:18–20
18 For the needy will not always be forgotten; nor the hope of the oppressed forever dashed. 19 Rise up, O LORD, do not let man prevail; let the nations be judged in Your presence. 20 Lay terror upon them, O LORD; let the nations know they are but men. Selah
Psalms 44:25–26
25 For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth. 26 Rise up; be our help! Redeem us on account of Your loving devotion.
Psalms 35:21–23
21 They gape at me and say, “Aha, aha! Our eyes have seen!” 22 O LORD, You have seen it; be not silent. O Lord, be not far from me. 23 Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!
Psalms of Solomon 7:1–2
1 Make not Thy dwelling afar from us, O God; Lest they assail us that hate us without cause. (PSS) 2 For Thou hast rejected them, O God; Let not their foot trample upon Thy holy inheritance. (PSS)
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 119:121–123
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors. 122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123 My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Lamentations 3:58–60
58 You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life. 59 You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause! 60 You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
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