Bible verse
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
Psalm 140:12 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 140.
8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
9 May the heads of those who surround me be covered in the trouble their lips have caused.
10 May burning coals fall on them; may they be thrown into the fire, into the miry pits, never to rise again.
11 May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
12 I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
13 Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
KJV
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.
ASV
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
ERV
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the needy.
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