1 To the Chief Musician. For the sons of Korah. A Song "For the Virgins". God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Bible verses about "oppression" | MKJV
Psalms 46:1
Psalms 91:1-16
1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall rest under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of Jehovah, my refuge and my fortress; my God; in Him I will trust.
3 Surely He will deliver you from the fowler's trap and from the destroying plague.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall trust. His truth shall be your shield, and buckler.
5 You shall not fear the terror by night; nor because of the arrow that flies by day;
6 nor for the plague that walks in darkness, of the destruction laying waste at noonday.
7 A thousand shall fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes you shall look and see the reward of the wicked.
9 Because You, O Jehovah, are My refuge; if You have made the Most High Your dwelling-place,
10 no evil shall befall You, nor shall any plague come near Your dwelling.
11 For He shall give His angels charge over You, to keep You in all Your ways.
12 They shall bear You up in their hands, lest You dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread on the lion and adder; the young lion and the jackal You shall trample underfoot.
14 Because He has set His love on Me, therefore I will deliver Him; I will set Him on high, because He has known My name.
15 He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation.
Proverbs 25:26
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is like a troubled fountain and a rotten spring.
Matthew 5:1-48
1 And seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain. And when He had sat down, His disciples came to Him.
2 And He opened His mouth and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn! For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek! For they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful! For they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart! For they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers! For they shall be called the sons of God.
10 Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness sake! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.
11 Blessed are you when men shall revile you and persecute you, and shall say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for My sake.
12 Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for your reward in Heaven is great. For so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
13 You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men.
14 You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the grain-measure, but on a lampstand. And it gives light to all who are in the house.
16 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.
17 Do not think that I have come to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to destroy but to fulfill.
18 For truly I say to you, Till the heaven and the earth pass away, not one jot or one tittle shall in any way pass from the Law until all is fulfilled.
19 Therefore whoever shall relax one of these commandments, the least, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of Heaven. But whoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of Heaven.
20 For I say to you that unless your righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall in no case enter into the kingdom of Heaven.
21 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not kill" --and, "Whoever shall kill shall be liable to the judgment."
22 But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be liable to the judgment. And whoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be liable to the sanhedrin; but whoever shall say, Fool! shall be liable to be thrown into the fire of hell.
23 Therefore if you offer your gift on the altar, and there remember that your brother has anything against you,
24 leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.
25 Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
26 Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.
27 You have heard that it was said to the ancients, "You shall not commit adultery."
28 But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 And if your right eye offends you, pluck it out and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.
30 And if your right hand offends you, cut it off and throw it from you. For it is profitable for you that one of your members should perish, and not that your whole body should be thrown into hell.
31 It was also said, Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a bill of divorce.
32 But I say to you that whoever shall put away his wife, except for the cause of fornication, causes her to commit adultery. And whoever shall marry her who is put away commits adultery.
33 Again, you have heard that it has been said to the ancients, "You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform your oaths to the Lord."
34 But I say to you, Do not swear at all! Not by Heaven, because it is God's throne;
35 not by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet; not by Jerusalem, because it is the city of the great King;
36 nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.
37 But let your word be, Yes, yes; No, no. For whatever is more than these comes from evil.
38 You have heard that it was said, "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth."
39 But I say to you, Do not resist evil. But whoever shall strike you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.
40 And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.
41 And whoever shall compel you to go a mile, go with him two.
42 Give to him who asks of you, and you shall not turn away from him who would borrow from you.
43 You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,
45 so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax-collectors do the same?
47 And if you greet your brothers only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax-collectors do so?
48 Therefore be perfect, even as your Father in Heaven is perfect.
John 14:26
26 But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatever I have said to you.
Romans 12:19
19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but giving place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
James 2:6
6 But you dishonored the poor one. Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats?
Proverbs 22:16
16 He who crushes the poor to multiply for himself, and he who gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
Psalms 119:134
134 Deliver me from the oppression of man; and I will keep Your Commandments.
Psalms 146:7
7 who carries out judgment for the mistreated; who gives food to the hungry. Jehovah lets the prisoners loose;
Malachi 3:5
5 And I will come near you to judgment. And I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those who extort from the hired laborer's wages, and turning away the widow, and the orphan, the alien, and not fearing Me, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Luke 4:18-19
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,
19 to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
Psalms 34:18
18 Jehovah is near to the broken-hearted; and saves those who are of a contrite spirit.
Zechariah 7:10
10 And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man against his brother.
Psalms 72:4
4 He shall judge the poor of the people; He shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush in pieces the cruel one.
Proverbs 14:31
31 He who presses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the poor.
Isaiah 1:17
17 learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.
Psalms 9:9
9 Jehovah also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.