- for I am:
- "Thou hast seenª° [it]; for¹ thou¹ beholdestª° mischiefª and spite,ª to requiteª° [it] with thy hand:ª the poorª committethª° himself unto¹ thee; thou¹ art¹ the helperª° of the fatherless.ª" {Psa 10:14} + "This¹ poor¹ man² cried,ª° and the LORDª heardª° [him], and savedª° him out of all¹¹ his troubles.ª" {Psa 34:6} + "But I¹ [am] poorª and needy;ª [yet] the Lordª thinkethª° upon me: thou¹ [art] my helpª and my deliverer;ª° make no¹ tarrying,ª° O my God.ª" {Psa 40:17} + "For¹ he shall deliverª° the needyª when he crieth;ª° the poorª also, and [him] that hath no¹ helper.ª° ... He shall redeemª° their soulª from deceitª¹ and violence:ª¹ and preciousª° shall their bloodª be in his sight.ª" {Psa 72:12-14} + "He will regardª°¹ the prayerª of the destitute,ª and not¹ despiseª°¹ their prayer.ª" {Psa 102:17} + "Removeª° from¹¹ me reproachª and contempt;ª for¹ I have keptª° thy testimonies.ª" {Psa 119:22} + "I knowª° that¹ the LORDª will maintainª° the causeª of the afflicted,ª [and] the rightª of the poor.ª" {Psa 140:12} + "For all¹ those¹ [things] hath mine handª made,ª° and all¹ those¹ [things] have been,¹ saithª° the LORD:ª but to¹ this¹ [man] will I look,ª° [even] to¹ [him that is] poorª and of a contriteª spirit,ª and tremblethª at¹ my word.ª" {Isa 66:2} + "Blessedª [are] the¹ poorª in spirit:ª forª theirsª isª° the¹ kingdomª of heaven.ª" {Mtt 5:3} + "The Spiritª of the Lordª [is] uponª me,ª becauseª¹ he hath anointedª° meª to preach the gospelª° to the poor;ª he hath sentª° meª to healª° the¹ brokenhearted,ªª° to preachª° deliveranceª to the captives,ª andª recovering of sightª to the blind,ª to setª° atª libertyª them that are bruised,ª°" {Lke 4:18} + "ª Let²° the¹ brotherª of low degreeª rejoiceª° inª that he²¹ is exalted:ª ... Butª the¹ rich,ª inª that he²¹ is made low:ª becauseª asª the flowerª of the grassª he shall pass away.ª°" {Jms 1:9-10} + "Hearken,ª° myª belovedª brethren,ª Hath²° notª Godª chosenª° the¹ poorª of thisª worldª richª inª faith,ª andª heirsª of the¹ kingdomª whichª he hath promisedª° to them that loveª° him?ª" {Jms 2:5}
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