Psalms 41:1-4

O Lord, Be Gracious to Me

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 aBlessed is the one who considers the poor!
Or weak

cIn the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
2the Lord protects him and keeps him alive;
he is called blessed in the land;
you ddo not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;
in his illness you restore him to full health.
Hebrew  you turn all his bed

4 As for me, I said, “O Lord, fbe gracious to me;
gheal me,
Hebrew my soul
for I have sinned against you!”

Psalms 112:4

4Light dawns in the darkness ifor the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and jrighteous.

Psalms 112:9

9He has kdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his lhorn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 11:17

17 mA man who is kind benefits himself,
but a cruel man hurts himself.

Proverbs 14:21

21Whoever ndespises his neighbor is a sinner,
but oblessed is he who is generous to the poor.

Proverbs 19:17

17 pWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he qwill repay him for his rdeed.

Isaiah 57:1

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

1 The righteous man perishes,
and no one lays it to heart;
sdevout men are taken away,
while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;

Isaiah 58:6-12

6 “Is not this the fast that I choose:
tto loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps uof the yoke,
to let the oppressed
Or bruised
go free,
and to break every yoke?
7Is it not wto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
xand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 yThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
zand your healing shall spring up speedily;
aayour righteousness shall go before you;
abthe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away acthe yoke from your midst,
adthe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 aeif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
afthen shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be aglike a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 ahAnd your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in.
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