Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil.

New American Standard Bible

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will deliver him in a day of trouble.

King James Version

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Holman Bible

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

A Conservative Version

Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

American Standard Version

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Amplified

Blessed [by God’s grace and compassion] is he who considers the helpless;
The Lord will save him in the day of trouble.

Bible in Basic English

Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

Darby Translation

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Julia Smith Translation

To the overseer: chanting of David. Happy he attending to the weak one: in the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.

King James 2000

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Blessed [is the one who] has regard for [the] poor; in [the] day of disaster, Yahweh delivers him.

Modern King James verseion

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} Blessed is he, that considereth the poor; the LORD shall deliver him in the time of trouble.

NET Bible

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

New Heart English Bible

Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

The Emphasized Bible

How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:

Webster

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in the time of trouble.

World English Bible

Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

Youngs Literal Translation

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

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Context Readings

Thanksgiving And A Cry For Help

1 Blessed is the one who is considerate of the destitute; the LORD will deliver him when the times are evil. 2 The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.



Cross References

Proverbs 14:21

Whoever despises his neighbor sins, but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

Psalm 37:19

They will not experience shame in times of trouble; in times of famine they will have plenty.

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

"If there should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative.

Job 29:12-16

because I delivered the poor who were crying for help, along with orphans who had no one to help them.

Job 31:16-20

"If I refused to grant the desire of the poor or exhausted the eyes of the widow,

Psalm 34:19

A righteous person will have many troubles, but the LORD will deliver him from them all.

Psalm 37:26

Every day he is generous, lending freely, and his descendants are blessed.

Psalm 37:39-40

But deliverance for the righteous one comes from the LORD; he is their strength in times of distress.

Psalm 82:3-4

"Defend the poor and the fatherless. Vindicate the afflicted and the poor.

Psalm 112:9

He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 16:14

The king's wrath results in a death sentence, but whoever is wise will appease him.

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD the benefit of his gift will return to him in abundance.

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

Spread your bread on the water after a while you will find it.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

So remember your Creator during your youth! Otherwise, troublesome days will come and years will creep up on you when you'll say, "I find no pleasure in them,"

Isaiah 58:7-11

Isn't it to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover him with clothing, and not to raise yourself up from your own flesh and blood?"

Matthew 25:34-39

"Then the king will say to those on his right, "Come, you who have been blessed by my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,

Mark 14:7

because you'll always have the destitute with you and can help them whenever you want, but you won't always have me.

Luke 14:13-14

Instead, when you give a banquet, make it your habit to invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.

Acts 20:35

In every way I showed you that by working hard like this we should help the weak and remember the words that the Lord Jesus himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

2 Corinthians 9:8-14

Besides, God is able to make every blessing of yours overflow for you, so that in every situation you will always have all you need for any good work.

Galatians 2:10

The only thing they asked us to do was to remember the destitute, the very thing I was eager to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We urge you, brothers, to admonish those who are idle, cheer up those who are discouraged, and help those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have ministered to the saints and continue to minister to them.

James 2:13

For the one who has shown no mercy will be judged without mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have obeyed my command to endure, I will keep you from the hour of testing that is coming to the whole world to test those living on the earth.

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