Psalms 9:18

Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.

but God chose the foolish things of the world that he might put to shame those who are wise. God chose the weak things of the world that he might put to shame the things that are strong.

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.

So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and without defect before him in love,

Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants, while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father’s house have sinned.

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Yahweh will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Let the sighing of the prisoner come before you. According to the greatness of your power, preserve those who are sentenced to death.

He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.

for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don’t marvel at the matter, for one official is eyed by a higher one, and there are officials over them.

The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to those who are bound,

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.

Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

I will surely require accounting for your life’s blood. At the hand of every animal I will require it. At the hand of man, even at the hand of every man’s brother, I will require the life of man.

Reuben answered them, saying, “Didn’t I tell you, saying, ‘Don’t sin against the child,’ and you wouldn’t listen? Therefore also, behold, his blood is required.”

Yahweh, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this desire forever in the thoughts of the heart of your people, and prepare their heart for you;

Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,

I have set Yahweh always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.

Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in Yahweh, his God:

For wisdom will enter into your heart. Knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Indeed surely there is a future hope, and your hope will not be cut off.

The lofty looks of man will be brought low, the arrogance of men will be bowed down, and Yahweh alone will be exalted in that day.

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls.

Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.

He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,

For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved.

“So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.

because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me, I also have heard you,” says Yahweh.

The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.

“Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says Yahweh; “I will set him in safety from those who malign him.”

For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.

Mark the perfect man, and see the upright, for there is a future for the man of peace.

Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.

“Because he has set his love on me, therefore I will deliver him. I will set him on high, because he has known my name.

I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbor. I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

My dove in the clefts of the rock, in the hiding places of the mountainside, let me see your face. let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet and your face is lovely.

but he will judge the poor with righteousness, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

What will they answer the messengers of the nation? That Yahweh has founded Zion, and in her the afflicted of his people will take refuge.

“Now I will arise,” says Yahweh. “Now I will lift myself up. Now I will be exalted.

“Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called tender and delicate.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh.

Yahweh, the hope of Israel, all who forsake you will be disappointed. Those who depart from me will be written in the earth, because they have forsaken Yahweh, the spring of living waters.

Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

“I know your works, oppression, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.

Arise, Yahweh! God, lift up your hand! Don’t forget the helpless.

This poor man cried, and Yahweh heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.

so you shall know wisdom to be to your soul. If you have found it, then there will be a reward: Your hope will not be cut off.

for there will be no reward to the evil man. The lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.

It will happen that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

“But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that you, in your lifetime, received your good things, and Lazarus, in the same way, bad things. But here he is now comforted, and you are in anguish.

according to my earnest expectation and hope, that I will in no way be disappointed, but with all boldness, as always, now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

For you will save the afflicted people, but the arrogant eyes you will bring down.

For you are my hope, Lord Yahweh, my confidence from my youth.

He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever.

Don’t let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

The humble also will increase their joy in Yahweh, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He has filled the hungry with good things. He has sent the rich away empty.

He lifted up his eyes to his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, God’s Kingdom is yours.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?