He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
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Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraThat which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.
2 Corinthians
Pauline EpistlesAnd there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day: and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:
Numbers
LawAnd he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
Mark
GospelsThe son of Geber, in Ramoth-gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:
1 Kings
HistoryFlee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time that I will visit him.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsThe children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahIf thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?
Obadiah
Minor ProphetsAnd it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Ezekiel
Major Prophets / EzekielAnd forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew
GospelsI am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
Psalms
PoetryFor I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd a tenth part of an ephah of flour for a meat offering, mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil.
Numbers
LawAnd David girded his sword upon his armour, and he assayed to go; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved them. And David put them off him.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelMy people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsSo he brought him into his house, and gave provender unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
Judges
History / SamuelNeither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.
Zephaniah
Minor Prophets / ZephaniahAnd the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.
Judges
HistoryNow when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews:
Acts
HistoryWe have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahThere remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.