The Bible teaches that God is a defender of the oppressed, offering comfort and justice to those who are afflicted. In Psalms, the Lord is described as a refuge for the oppressed, who will not forget the cry of the humble. Proverbs and Isaiah emphasize the importance of caring for the poor and defending the rights of the marginalized, while Psalms encourages the king to defend the afflicted and uphold the cause of the poor. Through these passages, God's heart for the oppressed is revealed, and His people are called to reflect His character by standing up for those who are suffering.
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Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free,
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
In righteousness you will be established, far from oppression, for you will have no fear. Terror will be far removed, for it will not come near you.
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the calamity that destroys at noon. Though a thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, no harm will come near you. You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD your dwelling— my refuge, the Most High— no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent. “Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; because he knows My name, I will protect him. When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”