Exo 3:7-8, Psa 12:5, 72:12-13, 140:12, Isa 61:1-3, 63:9, Mat 5:3 | ESV | STEP | Then the Lord said , I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters . I know their sufferings ,

Exodus 3:7-8

7 Then the Lord said, ^a“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their ^btaskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and ^cI have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and ^dto bring them up out of that land to a ^egood and broad land, a land ^fflowing with milk and honey, to the place of ^gthe Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Psalms 12:5

5 “Because ^hthe poor are plundered, because the needy groan,
ⁱI will now arise,” says the Lord;
“I will place him in the ^jsafety for which he longs.”

Psalms 72:12-13

12 For he delivers ^kthe 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.

Psalms 140:12

12 I know that the Lord will ^lmaintain the cause of the afflicted,
and ^mwill execute justice for the needy.

Isaiah 61:1-3

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

1 ⁿThe Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has ^oanointed 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 ^qthe 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 ^sto proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
^tand the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
^uto give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
^vthe oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
^wthat they may be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, ^xthat he may be glorified. ^{▼▼Or that he may display his beauty}

Isaiah 63:9

9 ^zIn all their affliction he was afflicted, ^{▼▼Or he did not afflict}
and the angel of his presence saved them;
^abin his love and in his pity he redeemed them;
^ache lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Matthew 5:3

3 ^ad“Blessed are ^aethe poor in spirit, for ^aftheirs is the kingdom of heaven.