Psalms 34:6

34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;

he saved him ¹  from all his troubles.

Psalms 35:9-11

35:9 Then I will rejoice in the Lord

and be happy because of his deliverance. ² 

35:10 With all my strength I will say, ³ 

“O Lord, who can compare to you?

You rescue ⁴  the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; ⁵ 

the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them.” ⁶ 

35:11 Violent men perjure themselves, ⁷ 

and falsely accuse me. ⁸ 

Psalms 69:33

69:33 For the Lord listens to the needy;

he does not despise his captive people. ⁹ 

Psalms 72:4

72:4 He will defend ¹⁰  the oppressed among the people;

he will deliver ¹¹  the children ¹²  of the poor

and crush the oppressor.

Psalms 109:30-31

109:30 I will thank the Lord profusely, ¹³ 

in the middle of a crowd ¹⁴  I will praise him,

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

to deliver him from those who threaten ¹⁵  his life.

Isaiah 25:4

25:4 For you are a protector for the poor,

a protector for the needy in their distress,

a shelter from the rainstorm,

a shade from the heat.

Though the breath of tyrants ¹⁶  is like a winter rainstorm, ¹⁷ 

James 2:5-6

2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! ¹⁸  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? 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor! ¹⁹  Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

[34:6]  ¹ tn The pronoun refers back to “this oppressed man,” namely, the psalmist.

[35:9]  ² tn Heb “then my soul will rejoice in the Lord and be happy in his deliverance.”

[35:10]  ³ tn Heb “all my bones will say.”

[35:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “[the one who] rescues.” The substantival participle in the Hebrew text characterizes God as one who typically rescues the oppressed.

[35:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “from [the one who is] too strong for him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense. The typical oppressed individual and typical oppressor are in view.

[35:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the oppressed [one] and needy [one] from [the one who] robs him.” As in the previous line, the singular forms are used in a representative sense.

[35:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “witnesses of violence rise up.”

[35:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “[that] which I do not know they ask me.”

[69:33]  ⁹ tn Heb “his prisoners he does not despise.”

[72:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “judge [for].”

[72:4]  ¹¹ tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.

[72:4]  ¹² tn Heb “sons.”

[109:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will thank the Lord very much with my mouth.”

[109:30]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “many.”

[109:31]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “judge.”

[25:4]  ¹⁶ tn Or perhaps, “the violent”; NIV, NRSV “the ruthless.”

[25:4]  ¹⁷ tc The Hebrew text has, “like a rainstorm of a wall,” which might be interpreted to mean, “like a rainstorm battering against a wall.” The translation assumes an emendation of קִיר (qir, “wall”) to קֹר (qor, “cold, winter”; cf. Gen 8:22). See J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:457, n. 6, for discussion.

[2:5]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:6]  ¹⁹ tn This is singular: “the poor person,” perhaps referring to the hypothetical one described in vv. 2-3.