Bible Verses about 'Oppressed'

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• The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
  a refuge in times of trouble.
  Psalm 9:9 protection safety
• Learn to do good.
  Seek justice.
  Help the oppressed.
  Defend the cause of orphans.
  Fight for the rights of widows.
  Isaiah 1:17 righteousness neighbor widows
• No, this is the kind of fasting I want:
  Free those who are wrongly imprisoned;
  lighten the burden of those who work for you.
  Let the oppressed go free,
  and remove the chains that bind people.
  Isaiah 58:6 fasting neighbor slavery
• Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
  uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
  Psalm 82:3 orphans neighbor righteousness
• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
  for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released,
  that the blind will see,
  that the oppressed will be set free.
  Luke 4:18 Spirit evangelism freedom
• Arise, O Lord!
  Punish the wicked, O God!
  Do not ignore the helpless!
  Psalm 10:12 prayer neighbor poverty
• The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
  for the Lord has anointed me
  to bring good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
  and to proclaim that captives will be released
  and prisoners will be freed.
  Isaiah 61:1 Spirit hope redeemer