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 109:22

109:22 For I am oppressed and needy,

and my heart beats violently within me.

Psalms 109:31

109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy,

to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

Isaiah 53:2-3

53:2 He sprouted up like a twig before God,

like a root out of parched soil;

he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention,

no special appearance that we should want to follow him.

53:3 He was despised and rejected by people,

one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness;

people hid their faces from him;

he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.

Matthew 8:20

8:20 Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

Matthew 8:2

8:2 And a leper approached, and bowed low before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.”

Colossians 1:9

Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church

1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,