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Experiencing Abuse

Experiencing Abuse

If you are in immediate danger, please call 911 or contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. Abuse โ€” whether physical, emotional, sexual, or spiritual โ€” is never your fault and never God's will for your life. God sees your suffering, hates the violence done against you, and stands as defender of the oppressed. These scriptures affirm your worth, declare God's protection over the vulnerable, and offer hope that freedom and healing are possible.

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2 key scriptures

Key Passages

God Defends the Oppressed

Psalms 10:17-18

God is not on the side of your abuser. He defends the vulnerable.

L17ORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

18 To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

He Heals the Brokenhearted

Psalms 147:3

God specializes in binding wounds that others have inflicted.

H3e healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.