Job 29:11-17, Psa 82:1-5, 94:3-6, 20-21, Pro 22:22-23, 31:5, Ecc 5:8 | ESV | STEP | When the ear heard , it called me blessed , and when the eye saw , it approved ,

Job 29:11-17

11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I ^adelivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 ^bThe blessing of him who was ^cabout to perish came upon me,
and I caused ^dthe widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 I ^eput on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and ^fa turban.
15 I was ^geyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out ^hthe cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I ⁱbroke ^jthe fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.

Psalms 82:1-5

Rescue the Weak and Needy

A Psalm of ^kAsaph.

1 ^lGod ^mhas taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of ⁿthe gods he ^oholds judgment:
2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^pshow partiality to ^qthe wicked? Selah
3 ^rGive justice to ^sthe weak and the fatherless;
^tmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^uRescue the weak and the needy;
^vdeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 ^wThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,
^xthey walk about in darkness;
^yall the foundations of the earth are ^zshaken.

Psalms 94:3-6

3 O Lord, ^aahow long shall the wicked,
how long shall ^abthe wicked exult?
4 They pour out their ^acarrogant words;
all ^adthe evildoers boast.
5 They ^aecrush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
6 They kill ^afthe widow and the sojourner,
and murder ^agthe fatherless;

Psalms 94:20-21

20 Can ^ahwicked rulers be allied with you,
those who frame injustice by ^aistatute?
21 They ^ajband together against the life of the righteous
and condemn ^akthe innocent to death. ^{▼▼Hebrew condemn innocent blood}

Proverbs 22:22-23

22 ^amDo not rob the poor, because he is poor,
or ^ancrush the afflicted at ^aothe gate,
23 for ^apthe Lord will plead their cause
and rob of life those who rob them.

Proverbs 31:5

5 lest they drink and forget what has been decreed
and ^aqpervert the rights of all the afflicted.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

The Vanity of Wealth and Honor

8 ^arIf you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, ^asdo not be amazed at the matter, ^atfor the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.