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Luke 18:7
And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? (niv)
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Psalms 18:6
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. (niv)
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Job 34:28
They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy. (niv)
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James 5:4
Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. (niv)
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Job 35:9
“ People cry out under a load of oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 15:9
Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought:“ The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the Lord against you, and you will be found guilty of sin. (niv)
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Psalms 10:17-18
You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry,defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror. (niv)
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Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. (niv)
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Psalms 146:7-9
He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free,the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked. (niv)
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Psalms 140:12
I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. (niv)
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Job 31:38-39
“ if my land cries out against me and all its furrows are wet with tears,if I have devoured its yield without payment or broken the spirit of its tenants, (niv)
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Proverbs 23:10-11
Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,for their Defender is strong; he will take up their case against you. (niv)
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Proverbs 22:22-23
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 24:15
Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty of sin. (niv)