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Psa. 12:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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 μpuffeth at him.

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or, would ensnare him.

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Psa. 10:12• ¹²Arise, Jehovah; O *God, lift up thy hand: forget not the afflicted. (Psa. 10:12)

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Psa. 74:21‑22• ²¹Oh let not the oppressed one return ashamed; let the afflicted and needy praise thy name.
²²Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day; (Psa. 74:21‑22)

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Psa. 79:10‑11• ¹⁰Wherefore should the nations say, Where is their God? Let the avenging of the blood of thy servants that is shed be known among the nations in our sight.
¹¹Let the groaning of the prisoner come before thee; according to the greatness of thine arm, preserve those that are appointed to die; (Psa. 79:10‑11)

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Psa. 146:7‑8• ⁷Who executeth judgment for the oppressed, who giveth bread to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners;
⁸Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous; (Psa. 146:7‑8)

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Ex. 2:23‑24• ²³And it came to pass during those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the children of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and cried; and their cry came up to God because of the bondage;
²⁴and God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob; (Ex. 2:23‑24)

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Ex. 3:7‑9• ⁷And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
⁸And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good and spacious land, unto a land flowing with milk and honey, unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
⁹And now behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me; and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. (Ex. 3:7‑9)

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Judg. 10:16• ¹⁶And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. (Judg. 10:16)

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Prov. 14:31• ³¹He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; but he that honoureth Him is gracious to the needy. (Prov. 14:31)

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Prov. 22:22‑23• ²²Rob not the poor, because he is poor, neither oppress the afflicted in the gate;
²³for Jehovah will plead their cause, and despoil the soul of those that despoil them. (Prov. 22:22‑23)

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Eccl. 4:1• ¹And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter. (Eccl. 4:1)

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Eccl. 5:8• ⁸If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter; for a higher than the high is watching, and there are higher than they. (Eccl. 5:8)

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Isa. 19:20• ²⁰and it shall be for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of the oppressors, and he will send them a saviour and defender, who shall deliver them. (Isa. 19:20)

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Ezek. 18:12‑13,18• ¹²hath oppressed the poor and needy, exercised robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, committed abomination,
¹³given forth upon usury, and taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he hath done all these abominations; he shall certainly die; his blood shall be upon him.
¹⁸As for his father, because he practised oppression, exercised robbery upon his brother, and did what was not good among his people, behold, he shall die in his iniquity. (Ezek. 18:12‑13,18)

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James 5:4• ⁴Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth. (James 5:4)

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Isa. 33:10• ¹⁰Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; now will I be exalted, now will I lift up myself. (Isa. 33:10)

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Mic. 7:8‑9• ⁸Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: though I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, Jehovah shall be a light unto me.
⁹I will bear the indignation of Jehovah--for I have sinned against him--until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light; I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:8‑9)

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or, would ensnare.

Psa. 10:5• ⁵His ways always succeed; thy judgments are far above out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he puffeth at them. (Psa. 10:5)

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Job 5:15,21• ¹⁵And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
²¹Thou shalt be hidden from the scourge of the tongue; and thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh. (Job 5:15,21)

• The fifth verse introduces Jehovah's judgments, which will put an end to it. This He often does still in His government, but it is not the direct proper hope of the Christian. For him to do well, suffer for it and take it patiently, is acceptable with God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

• As ever the man who is loudest in claiming liberty to speech and liberty of action for himself, is foremost in refusing liberty to others. He is the oppressor of the godly. Nevertheless, the godly realize that the Lord will deal with the wicked and preserve the poor and needy. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 12-15” by J.N. Darby)

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Because of the oppression of the afflicted, because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith Jehovah, I will set him in safety, at whom they puffk.

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Lit. "one puffeth." see Ps. 10.5.