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Blessed is he who looks after (reflects on, acts on; helps in a wise manner) the poor; on the evil day the Lord (Yahweh) will save him. [The Hebrew word sakal means both to physically see something, but also the very process of thinking and reflecting on the situation and finally also acting. The word for poor is in the singular. This does not refer to all the poor in the whole world, but to a specific person and their unique situation. The Bible becomes personal and makes us think, who in my vicinity is the poor? It is about understanding the person's needs and, based on that, making a wise assessment of what will best help the other person. This can mean anything from teaching, practical and financial help, but also prayer and counting on God's intervention, see Acts 3:6. The second part, "on the evil day the Lord will save him," is sometimes interpreted as referring to the one who sees the poor person. In that case, it becomes an image of God where one can "buy" salvation. More likely, even in terms of the text, is that it is an exhortation to see how God cares for and saves the poor, one such example being Lazarus, see Luke 16:19–31. Since Jesus quotes from the psalm, and it has messianic undertones in the introduction, we can also see a deeper meaning here. We are urged to see, study, and reflect on the life of Jesus. He was rich but became poor for our sake, see 2 Cor. 8:9. God intervened and raised Jesus from the dead and allowed him to appear openly, see Acts 10:40.]
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