"Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers." — Jeremiah 20:13

Jeremiah 20:13 · KJV

“Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.”

— Jeremiah 20:13

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, {and} seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

Verse 14

Cursed {be} the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Jeremiah 20 — Context

But the LORD {is} with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: {their} everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten.

But, O LORD of hosts, that triest the righteous, {and} seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.

Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

Cursed {be} the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.

Cursed {be} the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

Cross References

Isaiah 25:4

For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones {is} as a storm {against} the wall.

Psalms 69:33

For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

Psalms 35:9-11

And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD: it shall rejoice in his salvation.

Psalms 34:6

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard {him}, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Psalms 72:4

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

James 2:5-6

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? {of the: or, of that}

Psalms 109:30-31

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.