Psalm 103:6

The LORD gives righteousness

    and justice to all who are treated unfairly.

 

Psalm 9:8-9 

He will judge the world with justice

    and rule the nations with fairness.

The LORD is a shelter for the oppressed,

    a refuge in times of trouble.  (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 10:18  

You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed,

    so mere people can no longer terrify them.  (see all Psalm 10)

Psalm 65:5  

You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds,

    O God our savior.

You are the hope of everyone on earth,

    even those who sail on distant seas.  (see all psalm 65)

Isaiah 9:7  

His government and its peace

    will never end.

He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David

    for all eternity.

The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies

    will make this happen!  (see verses 1-7)

Isaiah 42:7  

    You will open the eyes of the blind.

You will free the captives from prison,

    releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.  (see all chapter 42)

Isaiah 58:6-7  

"No, this is the kind of fasting I want:

Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;

    lighten the burden of those who work for you.

Let the oppressed go free,

    and remove the chains that bind people.

Share your food with the hungry,

    and give shelter to the homeless.

Give clothes to those who need them,

    and do not hide from relatives who need your help  (see all chapter 58)

Isaiah 61:1-2  

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me,

    for the LORD has anointed me

    to bring good news to the poor.

He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted

    and to proclaim that captives will be released

    and prisoners will be freed.

He has sent me to tell those who mourn

    that the time of the LORD's favor has come.

    and with it, the day of God's anger against their enemies.  

    (see all chapter 61)

Luke 4:18-19  

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me,

    for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,

    that the blind will see,

that the oppressed will be set free,

    and that the time of the LORD's favor has come."  (see verses 1-30)

 

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