Psalms 12:5
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.”Psalms 12:5
What Does Psalms 12:5 Mean?
Psalms 12:5 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 12, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor, and Justice.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 12:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 34:6“This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.”Proverbs 14:31“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”James 5:4“Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.”Psalms 146:7“Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:”Isaiah 33:10“Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be exalted; now will I lift up myself.”Micah 7:8“Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.”Exodus 2:23“And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.”Job 5:15“But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.”Job 5:21“Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.”Psalms 10:12“Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.”Ezekiel 18:12“Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,”Exodus 3:7“And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;”Psalms 74:21“O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.”Psalms 103:6“The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.”Isaiah 19:20“And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.”Psalms 79:10“Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is their God? let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants which is shed.”Proverbs 22:22“Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:”Psalms 10:18“To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.”Jeremiah 30:17“For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.”Ezekiel 18:18“As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.”
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