2 Samuel 22:28
King James Version (KJV)
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
World English Bible (WEB)
You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
2 Samuel 22:28 Cross References
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
