Psalms 72:4
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, in righteousness.
5They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations.
Cross References
Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Psalms 2:9Thou shall break them with a rod of iron, thou shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalms 94:5They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thy heritage.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king winnows the wicked, and brings the wheel over them.
Isaiah 11:4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Isaiah 42:3A bruised reed he will not break, and a dimly burning wick he will not quench, but he will bring forth justice in truth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 72:3-18
The Kingdom of Messiah. 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations. 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth. 7 In his days shall the righteous… Read the whole commentary →