Psalms 10:14
10:14 You have taken notice,
for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering.
The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you;
you deliver the fatherless.
Psalms 34:6
34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;
he saved him from all his troubles.
Psalms 40:17
40:17 I am oppressed and needy!
May the Lord pay attention to me!
You are my helper and my deliverer!
O my God, do not delay!
Psalms 72:12-14
72:12 For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help,
and the oppressed who have no defender.
72:13 He will take pity on the poor and needy;
the lives of the needy he will save.
72:14 From harm and violence he will defend them;
he will value their lives.
Psalms 102:17
102:17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute,
and does not reject their request.
Psalms 119:22
119:22 Spare me shame and humiliation,
for I observe your rules.
Psalms 140:12
140:12 I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed
and vindicates the poor.
Isaiah 66:2
66:2 My hand made them;
that is how they came to be,” says the Lord.
I show special favor to the humble and contrite,
who respect what I have to say.
Matthew 5:3
5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Luke 4:18
4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
and the regaining of sight to the blind,
to set free those who are oppressed,
James 1:9-10
1:9 Now the believer of humble means should take pride in his high position.
1:10 But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.
James 2:5
2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters!
Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?