Psa 9:7-9, 72:4, 82:2-5, Isa 11:4, Jer 5:28 | ESV | STEP | But the Lord sits enthroned forever ; he has established his throne for justice ,

Psalms 9:7-9

7 But the Lord sits enthroned forever;
he has established his throne for justice,
8 and he ^ajudges the world with righteousness;
he ^bjudges the peoples with uprightness.
9 The Lord is ^ca stronghold for ^dthe oppressed,
a stronghold in ^etimes of trouble.

Psalms 72:4

4 May he defend the cause of the poor of the people,
give deliverance to the children of the needy,
and crush the oppressor!

Psalms 82:2-5

2 “How long will you judge unjustly
and ^fshow partiality to ^gthe wicked? Selah
3 ^hGive justice to ⁱthe weak and the fatherless;
^jmaintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 ^kRescue the weak and the needy;
^ldeliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 ^mThey have neither knowledge nor understanding,
ⁿthey walk about in darkness;
^oall the foundations of the earth are ^pshaken.

Isaiah 11:4

4 but ^qwith righteousness he shall judge the poor,
and decide with equity for the meek of the earth;
and he shall ^rstrike the earth with the rod of his mouth,
and ^swith the breath of his lips ^the shall kill the wicked.

Jeremiah 5:28

28 ^uthey have grown fat and sleek.
They know no bounds in deeds of evil;
^vthey judge not with justice
the cause of the fatherless, to make it prosper,
and they do not defend the rights of the needy.