when God arose to judgment, to save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.
Parallel translations
- KJV When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.
- BSB when God rose up to judge, to save all the lowly of the earth. Selah
- NKJV When God arose to judgment, To deliver all the oppressed of the earth. Selah
- NASB When God arose to judgment, To save all the humble of the earth. Selah
- NLT You stand up to judge those who do evil, O God, and to rescue the oppressed of the earth. Interlude
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God arose to judgment in order to save all the afflicted of the earth.
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God's judgment is not merely punitive; it is the means of rescuing the oppressed. He rises to set things right and deliver the humble and afflicted. This union of justice and salvation reflects the very heart of the gospel, where God's righteous judgment and saving mercy meet in Christ.
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Cross-references · 10
- Matt 5:5Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.
- Zeph 2:3Seek Yahweh, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of Yahweh’s anger.
- Isa 11:4but with righteousness he will judge the poor, 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.
- Ps 9:7–9But Yahweh reigns forever. He has prepared his throne for judgment.
- Jer 5:28They have grown fat. They shine; yes, they excel in deeds of wickedness. They don’t plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and they don’t judge the right of the needy.
- Ps 82:2–5“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
- 1 Pet 3:4but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.
- Ps 149:4For Yahweh takes pleasure in his people. He crowns the humble with salvation.
- Ps 25:9He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.
- Ps 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
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