Quotes about Oppression
Men cry out under great oppression; they plead for relief from the arm of the mighty.
— Job 35:9
And if men are bound with chains, caught in cords of affliction,
— Job 36:8
God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
— Job 36:15
The Almighty is beyond our reach; He is exalted in power! In His justice and great righteousness He does not oppress.
— Job 37:23
“Let us break Their chains and cast away Their cords.”
— Psalm 2:3
He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
— Psalm 10:8
They are crushed and beaten down; the hapless fall prey to his strength.
— Psalm 10:10
to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
— Psalm 10:18
“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
— Psalm 12:5
For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
— Psalm 18:27
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah
— Psalm 32:4
For without cause they laid their net for me; without reason they dug a pit for my soul.
— Psalm 35:7