Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3Let the mountains receive peace for the people: and the hills justice.
5And he shall continue with the sun, and before the moon, throughout all generations.
Cross References
Job 19:2How long do you afflict my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron, and shalt break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalms 94:5Thy people, O Lord, they have brought low: and they have afflicted thy inheritance.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth over them the wheel.
Isaiah 11:4But he shall judge the poor with justice, and shall reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: land he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall slay the wicked.
Isaiah 42:3The bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto 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 →