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Psalm 14:6
You frustrate the plan of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on the LORD?
5There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6You frustrate the plan of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
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The poor person’s plan meets opposition, yet the verse names YHWH as his refuge while speaking straight to those who obstruct him.
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Psalm 46:1For the Chief Musician. By the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.Both name God as refuge amid trouble; Psalm 14 specifies the poor person whose plan others frustrate.
Psalm 91:2I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust.”Both name the LORD as refuge, with Psalm 91 expressing in direct speech the trust described in Psalm 14.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.Both describe God as refuge in the face of human harm, with Samuel’s passage naming rescue from violence.
Psalm 4:2You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.Both address people who mistreat others: frustrating the poor person’s plan in Psalm 14 and turning glory into dishonor in Psalm 4.
James 2:6But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you and personally drag you before the courts?Both confront mistreatment of the poor, naming frustrated plans in the psalm and dishonor and oppression in James.
Psalm 9:9The LORD will also be a high tower for the oppressed; a high tower in times of trouble.Both describe the LORD as shelter for people under pressure: refuge for the poor and a high tower for the oppressed.
Daniel 3:15Now if you are ready whenever you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe, and all kinds of music to fall down and worship the image which …Psalm 14 names the LORD as refuge; Daniel records a ruler challenging whether any god can deliver from his furnace.
Nehemiah 4:2–4He spoke before his brothers and the army of Samaria, and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they fortify themselves? Will they sacrifice? Will they …Both portray hostility toward others’ plans, with Nehemiah recording mockery of the Jews’ efforts to rebuild.
Ezekiel 35:10“‘“Because you have said, ‘These two nations and these two countries will be mine, and we will possess it,’ although the LORD was there,Psalm 14 names the LORD as the poor man’s refuge; Ezekiel names his presence in countries others claim.
Isaiah 37:10–11“Thus you shall speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, ‘Don’t let your God in whom you trust deceive you, saying, “Jerusalem won’t be given into the hand of …Both portray opposition to people who rely on God, with Isaiah recording an attempt to undermine Hezekiah’s trust.
Matthew 27:40–43and saying, “You who destroy the temple and build it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross!”Both depict mistreatment of someone identified with God, though Matthew’s taunt concerns Jesus’ claim to be God’s Son.
Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver him now, if he wants him; for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”Both describe hostility toward someone who trusts God, with Matthew recording mockers demanding that God deliver Jesus.
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The poor person’s plans face real interference, and this verse leaves that harm in view. Those who obstruct him do not change who his refuge is: YHWH.
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