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Psalm 69:33
For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
31It will please the LORD better than an ox, or a bull that has horns and hoofs.
32The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.
33For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn’t despise his captive people.
34Let heaven and earth praise him; the seas, and everything that moves therein!
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah. They shall settle there, and own it.
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The phrase “his captive people” affirms that confinement has not erased their belonging to God or made them beneath his care.
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1 John 5:14This is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us.Both passages affirm that God hears, with John specifying requests made according to his will.
Psalm 68:6God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land.Both passages describe God's care for captives: Psalm 69 says he does not despise them; Psalm 68 describes prisoners brought out with singing.
Acts 5:18–19and laid hands on the apostles, then put them in public custody.Psalm 69 names God's captive people; Acts records the apostles being placed in public custody.
Zechariah 9:11–12As for you also, because of the blood of your covenant, I have set free your prisoners from the pit in which is no water.Both passages speak of prisoners who belong to God, with Zechariah describing their release because of the blood of the covenant.
Psalm 116:1I love the LORD, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy.The LORD's hearing is central to both: he hears the needy and listens to cries for mercy.
Psalm 40:17But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.Both passages name the needy in relation to God, joining assurance that he hears with a plea for help without delay.
Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of the things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested; and you will …Both passages acknowledge captivity among God's people; Revelation addresses coming imprisonment and urges faithfulness even to death.
Luke 4:18“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 heal the broken hearted, to proclaim release to …Both passages connect the Lord's care with people in need and captivity; Luke speaks of good news and proclaimed release.
Psalm 146:7who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.Both passages describe the LORD's concern for prisoners, with Psalm 146 stating that he frees them.
Ephesians 3:1For this cause I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles,Captivity and belonging appear in both: the psalm names God's captive people, and Paul calls himself the prisoner of Christ Jesus.
Jeremiah 20:13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD, for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.Both passages name the LORD's care for the needy; Jeremiah praises him for delivering the needy from evildoers.
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Captivity does not make God's people contemptible to him. The verse gives no timetable for release, yet it is clear about his regard: he hears the needy.
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