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Psalms 140:12 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Psalms 140:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 140 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”
Psalms 140:12 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor. This verse expresses settled confidence in God's character as defender of the oppressed. After describing wicked enemies and petitioning for deliverance, David declares certain knowledge of how God operates—He vindicates the afflicted and defends the poor."I know" (יָדַעְתִּי/yada'ti) uses yada, meaning to know by experience, understand intimately, be convinced of. This isn't theoretical belief or wishful hope but settled conviction based on character and experience. The perfect tense indicates completed ...
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Cross-References for Psalms 140:12
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“For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.”
“your dwelling place”
“Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:”
“and maintain their cause.”
“He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.”
“Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?”
“the lame walk”
“and has not despised their prayer.”
“and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.”
“who has no helper.”