God’s word on justice, mercy, oppression, and freedom

Isaiah 42:1-4
“Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold;
My chosen one in whom My soul delights.
I have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the nations.
“He will not cry out or raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
“A bruised reed He will not break
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth justice.
“He will not be disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law.”

Isaiah 30:18.
Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the LORD is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Psalm 10:17-18
O LORD, You have heard the desire of the humble;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear
To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed,
So that man who is of the earth will no longer cause terror.

Isaiah 61
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]
2 to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
3 and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the LORD
for the display of his splendor.
4 They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
5 Strangers will shepherd your flocks;
foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.
6 And you will be called priests of the LORD,
you will be named ministers of our God.
You will feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will boast.
7 Instead of your shame
you will receive a double portion,
and instead of disgrace
you will rejoice in your inheritance.
And so you will inherit a double portion in your land,
and everlasting joy will be yours.
8 “For I, the LORD, love justice;
I hate robbery and wrongdoing.
In my faithfulness I will reward my people
and make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their descendants will be known among the nations
and their offspring among the peoples.
All who see them will acknowledge
that they are a people the LORD has blessed.”
10 I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
and a garden causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign LORD will make righteousness
and praise spring up before all nations.

Isaiah 58:6-10
“Is this not the fast which I choose,
To loosen the bonds of wickedness,
To undo the bands of the yoke,
And to let the oppressed go free
And break every yoke?
“Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry
And bring the homeless poor into the house;
When you see the naked, to cover him;
And not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
“Then your light will break out like the dawn,
And your recovery will speedily spring forth;
And your righteousness will go before you;
The glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
“Then you will call, and the LORD will answer;
You will cry, and He will say, `Here I am.’
If you remove the yoke from your midst,
The pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness,
And if you give yourself to the hungry
And satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
Then your light will rise in darkness
And your gloom will become like midday.

Psalm 82:3-4
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Exodus 10:17-21
“For the LORD your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords,
the great, the mighty, and the awesome God
who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.
He executes justice for the orphan and the widow,
and shows His love for the alien by giving him food and clothing.
So show your love for the alien, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.
You shall fear the LORD your God; you shall serve Him and cling to Him,
and you shall swear by His name. He is your praise and He is your God,
who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.

Psalm 25:8-10
Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in justice, and He teaches the humble His way.
All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth
To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Psalm 9:7
But the LORD sits enthroned forever;he has established his throne for justice, (ESV)

Psalm 103:6
The Lord works righteousness
And justice for all the oppressed

Psalms 33:5
The LORD love righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of His unfailing love.

Psalms 89:14.
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne;
Lovingkindness and truth go before You.

Psalm 36:5-6
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens; Your faithfulness to the skies.
Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains; Your justice like the great deep
O LORD, you preserve both man and beast.

Psalms 101:1.
I will sing of lovingkindness and justice,
To You, O LORD, I will sing praises.

Psalm 103:6
The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
Proverbs 21:15
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers

Psalms 140:12.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted
And justice for the poor.

Psalms 146:5-9
How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
Who made heaven and earth,
The sea and all that is in them;
Who keeps faith forever;
Who executes justice for the oppressed;
Who gives food to the hungry.
The LORD sets the prisoners free.
The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
The LORD raises up those who are bowed down;
The LORD loves the righteous;
The LORD protects the strangers;
He supports the fatherless and the widow,
But He thwarts the way of the wicked.

Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice

Proverbs 21:3.
To do righteousness and justice
Is desired by the LORD more than sacrifice.

Proverbs 29:26.
Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the LORD.

Isaiah 1:16-17
Wash your hands, make yourselves clean; Remove the evil of your deeds from My sight. Cease to evil. Learn to do good; Seek justice, Reprove the ruthless, Defend the orphan,
Plead for the widow

Isaiah 1:27.
Zion will be redeemed with justice
And her repentant ones with righteousness.

Isaiah 9:7.
There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace,
On the throne of David and over his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 16:3,5

“Give counsel; grant justice; make your shade like night at the height of noon;shelter the outcasts;do not reveal the fugitive;
A throne will even be established in lovingkindness,
And a judge will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent of David;
Moreover, he will seek justice
And be prompt in righteousness.

Isaiah 56:1
Thus says the LORD, “Preserve justice and do righteousness,
For My salvation is about to come and My righteousness to be revealed.

Isaiah 59:15
Truth is nowhere to be found and whoever shuns evil becomes prey
The LORD looked and was displeased that there was no justice.

Isaiah 49:4.
But I said, “I have toiled in vain,
I have spent My strength for nothing and vanity;
Yet surely the justice due to Me is with the LORD,
And My reward with My God.”

Jeremiah 4:2.
And you will swear, `As the LORD lives,’
In truth, in justice and in righteousness;
Then the nations will bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they will glory.”

Jeremiah 9 :24.
but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:3.
`Thus says the LORD, “Do justice and righteousness, and deliver the one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. Also do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 23:5.
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

Ezekiel 18:27.

“Again, when a wicked man turns away from his wickedness which he has committed and practices justice and righteousness, he will save his life.

Hosea 2:19.
“I will betroth you to Me forever;
Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and in justice,
In lovingkindness and in compassion,

Hosea 12:6, 15
Therefore, return to your God,
Observe kindness and justice,
And wait for your God continually.

Amos 5:15
Hate evil, love good,
And establish justice in the gate!
Perhaps the LORD God of hosts
May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

Amos 5:24.
“But let justice roll down like waters
And righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.

Micah 6:8.
He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Zephaniah 3:5.
The LORD is righteous within her;
He will do no injustice.
Every morning He brings His justice to light;
He does not fail.
But the unjust knows no shame.

Zechariah 7:9
And the word of the LORD came again to Zechariah: “This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.’”

Matthew 12:18
Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, the One I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations. A battered reed he will not break off, and a smoldering wick He will not put out, until He leads justice to victory.”

Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cumin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

Luke 18:3
And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’
5.yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.'”
7.now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?
8. “I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”