Psalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
In Context
11Yea, all kings shall prostrate themselves before him; all nations shall serve him.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:2And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became captain over them; and there were with him about four hundred men.
Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Psalms 10:17LORD, Thou hast heard the desire of the humble: Thou wilt direct their heart, Thou wilt cause Thine ear to attend;
Psalms 72:4May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17(102-18) When He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, and hath not despised their prayer.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous taketh knowledge of the cause of the poor; the wicked understandeth not knowledge.
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 →