Jesus: the helper of the helpless

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In Psalm 10:12–15, the psalmist calls on the Lord to act, to “lift” his hand and remember the afflicted. To “break the arm of the wicked and evildoer.” All throughout the Scriptures, we are told that God will defend the defenseless—he is a friend, a father and a helper to the fatherless. To quote Spurgeon, God “chastises the oppressor,” but “befriends the oppressed.”

The psalmist reminds himself of this reality. To himself and to all the faithful, he says, “God will act. Remember who he is—r...