Psa 22:26, 72:12-13, Isa 61:1-3, 66:2, Zec 11:7, Mat 5:3, Luk 4:18 | ESV | STEP | The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied ; those who seek him shall praise the Lord ! May your hearts live forever !

Psalms 22:26

26 ^aThe afflicted ^{▼▼Or The meek} shall ^ceat and be satisfied;
those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
May your hearts ^dlive forever!

Psalms 72:12-13

12 For he delivers ^ethe needy when he calls,
the poor and him who has no helper.
13 He has pity on the weak and the needy,
and saves the lives of the needy.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ^fThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^ganointed me
to bring good news to the poor; ^{▼▼Or afflicted}
he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and ⁱthe opening of the prison to those who are bound; ^{▼▼Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind}
2 ^kto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^land the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^mto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
ⁿthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^othat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^pthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Isaiah 66:2

2 ^rAll these things my hand has made,
and so all these things came to be,

declares the Lord.
^sBut this is the one to whom I will look:
he who is humble and contrite in spirit
and trembles at my word.

Zechariah 11:7

7 ^tSo I became the shepherd of the flock doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep traders. And I took two staffs, one I named ^uFavor, the other I named ^vUnion. ^wAnd I tended the sheep.

Matthew 5:3

3 ^x“Blessed are ^ythe poor in spirit, for ^ztheirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 4:18

18 ^aa“The Spirit of the Lord ^abis upon me,
because he has anointed me
to ^acproclaim good news to the poor.
^adHe has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives
and ^aerecovering of sight to the blind,
^afto set at liberty those who are oppressed,