Psa 41:1-4, 112:4-9, Isa 32:7-8, 57:1, 58:7-12, Dan 4:27, Mat 5:7 | ESV | STEP | To the choirmaster . A Psalm of David . Blessed is the one who considers the poor ! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;

ad[See ver. 8 above]

ae Jer. 31:12

af ch. 61:4; 65:21; [Ezra 6:14; Neh. 4:6]

ag Matt. 6:1

ah Prov. 16:6; [Matt. 25:35, 36; Luke 11:41]

ai[Jer. 18:8; Jonah 3:10; Acts 8:22; 2 Tim. 2:25]

aj ch. 18:33; 25:34-36; Prov. 19:17; Luke 6:36; 2 Tim. 1:16; Heb. 6:10

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;
2 the 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.
3 The 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 112:4-9

4 Light dawns in the darkness ⁱfor the upright;
he is gracious, merciful, and ^jrighteous.
5 It is well with the man who ^kdeals generously and lends;
who conducts his affairs with justice.
6 For the righteous will ^lnever be moved;
^mhe will be remembered forever.
7 He is not ⁿafraid of bad news;
his ^oheart is firm, ^ptrusting in the Lord.
8 His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
9 He has ^qdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his ^rhorn is exalted in honor.

Isaiah 32:7-8

7 As for the scoundrel— ^shis devices are evil;
he plans wicked schemes
to ruin the poor with lying words,
even when the plea of the needy is right.
8 But he who is noble plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.

Isaiah 57:1

Israel’s Futile Idolatry

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

Isaiah 58:7-12

7 Is it not ^uto share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
^vand not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8 ^wThen shall your light break forth like the dawn,
^xand your healing shall spring up speedily;
^yyour righteousness shall go before you;
^zthe glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
9 Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’
If you take away ^aathe yoke from your midst,
^abthe pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 ^acif you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
^adthen shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11 And the Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be ^aelike a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 ^afAnd 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.

Daniel 4:27

27 Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by ^agpracticing righteousness, ^ahand your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, ^aithat there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity.”

Matthew 5:7

7 “Blessed are ^ajthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.