Psalm 109:31 “For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the…”

Psalm 109:31

For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

World English Bible

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

American Standard Version

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.

Darby Translation

For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.

Young's Literal Translation

For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.

Bible in Basic English

For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.

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Cross references

“For he”

Psalm 121:5 Psalm 16:8 Psalm 73:23 Psalm 110:5

Psalm 121:5 · BSB

The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is the shade on your right hand.

Psalm 16:8 · BSB

I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

Psalm 73:23 · BSB

Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.

Psalm 110:5 · BSB

The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath.

“poor”

Psalm 140:12 Psalm 68:5 Psalm 72:4 Psalm 109:16 Psalm 72:12 Psalm 72:13

Psalm 140:12 · BSB

I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Psalm 68:5 · BSB

A father of the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy habitation.

Psalm 72:4 · BSB

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

Psalm 109:16 · BSB

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

Psalm 72:12 · BSB

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

Psalm 72:13 · BSB

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

“to save”

Isaiah 54:17 Ecclesiastes 5:8 Psalm 10:14 Exodus 22:22–24 Acts 4:10–12 Proverbs 22:22

Isaiah 54:17 · BSB

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Ecclesiastes 5:8 · BSB

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

Psalm 10:14 · BSB

But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.

Exodus 22:22–24 · BSB

You must not mistreat any widow or orphan.

Acts 4:10–12 · BSB

then let this be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel: It is by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified but whom God raised from the dead, that this man stands before you healed.

Proverbs 22:22 · BSB

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.

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