Psalm 40:17

17  As for me, I am poor and needy,

but kthe Lord takes thought for me.

You are my help and my deliverer;

do not delay, O my God!

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Psalm 9:12
For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

Psalm 9:18
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Psalm 10:12
Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; forget not the afflicted.

Psalm 74:19
Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild beasts; do not forget the life of your poor forever.


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