Job 29:13

Job's Final Defense

¹² because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them. ¹³ Those who were about to die blessed me, and I made widows sing for joy. ¹⁴ I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

Sing for Joy

Job

Isaiah 27:13

Furthermore, at that time, a great trumpet will be sounded, and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria and those who had been expelled to the land of Egypt will come and worship the LORD on his holy mountain at Jerusalem.

Deuteronomy 16:11

Rejoice in the presence of the LORD your God with your son, daughter, male and female slaves, the descendants of Levi who is in your city, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow among you, at the place where the LORD your God will choose to establish his name.

Deuteronomy 24:13

Be sure to return his garment to him at sunset so that he may sleep with it, and he will bless you. It will be a righteous deed in the presence of the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 26:5

Then you are to affirm and declare in the presence of the LORD your God:

Nehemiah 8:10-12

He also told them, "Go eat the best food, drink the best wine, and give something to those who have nothing, since this day is holy to our Lord. Don't be sorrowful, because the joy of the LORD is your strength."

Job 22:9

You sent away widows empty-handed, and broke the outstretched arms of orphans.

Job 31:19-20

if I've observed someone who is about to die for lack of clothes or if I have no clothing to give to the poor,

Psalm 67:4

Let the nations rejoice and sing for joy, because you judge people with fairness and you govern the people of the earth. Interlude

Proverbs 31:6-9

Give liquor to someone who is perishing, and wine to someone who is deeply depressed.

Isaiah 65:14

My servants will sing in gladness of heart, but you'll cry for help from anguish of heart, and you'll howl from brokenness of spirit.

Acts 9:39-41

So Peter got up and went with them. When he arrived, they took him upstairs. All the widows gathered around Peter, crying and showing him all the shirts and coats Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

2 Corinthians 9:12-14

since this ministry you render is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, it is also overflowing with more and more prayers of thanksgiving to God.

2 Timothy 1:16-18

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner.