God and the Poor

THE God we worship is deeply concerned that the poor and needy receive justice, deliverance, and vindication (Psalm 35:10). These deserve to be high on the agenda for any nation or public servant seeking to honor God and receive divine blessing.

The psalms mention “the poor” more than twenty-five times, usually either in terms of what the wicked are doing to them or what God is doing for them. Thus, to be on the side of God is to take up the cause of the poor. Doing so rescues the perishing (Psalm 35:17), silences unjust critics (Psalm 35:19–25), and magnifies the Lord (Psalm 35:18, 27–28)—assuming that the spirit behind one’s efforts is a genuine concern for justice and righteousness.

Courtesy of Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Commentary
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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