Psalms 69:33

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“For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.”

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BSBPD

“For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For the Lord heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For Jehovah hearkeneth unto the needy, And His bound ones He hath not despised.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 69:33 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
  2. Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  3. Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
  4. Psalms 34:3Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
  5. Psalms 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
  6. Psalms 68:6God settles the lonely in families; He leads the prisoners out to prosperity, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.
  7. Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  8. Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
  9. Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
  10. Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
  11. Psalms 146:7He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
  12. Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
  13. Amos 5:4For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live!
  14. Amos 5:6Seek the LORD and live, or He will sweep like fire through the house of Joseph; it will devour everything, with no one at Bethel to extinguish it.
  15. Zechariah 9:11As for you,because of the blood of My covenant,I will release your prisonersfrom the waterless pit.
  16. Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  17. Acts 5:18and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.
  18. Acts 12:4He arrested him and put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
  19. Ephesians 3:1For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles...
  20. Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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