Psalm 107:39-43 Part 2 of 3

When they decrease in number and become impoverished

    through oppression, trouble, and sorrow,

the LORD pours contempt on their princes,

    causing them to wander in trackless wastelands.

But he rescues the poor from trouble

    and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

The godly will see these things and be glad,

    while the wicked are struck silent.

Those who are wise will take all this to heart;

    they will see in our history the faithful love of the LORD.

 

But he rescues the poor from trouble and increases their families like flocks of sheep.

1 Samuel 2:8  

"He lifts the poor from the dust

    and the needy from the garbage dump.

He sets them among princes,

    placing them in seats of honor.

For the earth is the LORD's,

    and he has set the world in order."  (see verses 1-11, also chapter 1) 

Psalm 113:7-9  

He lifts the poor from the dust

    and the needy from the garbage dump.

He sets them among princes,

    even princes of his own people!

He gives the childless woman a family,

    making her a happy mother.

Praise the LORD!  (see all Psalm 113)

James 2:5  Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn't God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren't they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?  (see all chapter 2)

Psalm 127:3  

Children are a gift from the LORD;

    they are a reward from him.  (see all Psalm 127)

Psalm 144:12  

May our sons flourish in their youth

    like well-nurtured plants.

May our daughters be like graceful pillars,

    carved to beautify a palace.  (see all Psalm 144)

Job 42:16  Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren.  (see all chapter 42)

Psalm 100:3  

Acknowledge that the LORD is God!

    He made us and we are his.

    We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  (see all Psalm 100)

Psalm 78:52  

But he led his own people like a flock of sheep,

    guiding them safely through the wilderness.  (see all Psalm 78)

 

(parentheses are mine)

 

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