Psalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the afflicted also, who hath no helper.
Leeser Tanakh
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, there shall bow down before him all kings: all nations shall serve him.
13He will spare the poor and needy; and the souls of the needy will he assist.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:2And there gathered themselves unto him every one that was in distress, and every one that had a creditor, and every one that had an embittered spirit; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.
Psalms 10:17The longing of the afflicted dost thou hear, O Lord! thou wilt strengthen their heart, thou wilt cause thy ear to listen:
Psalms 72:4He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17(102:18) [When] he hath regarded the prayer of the forsaken, and doth not despise their prayer.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous considereth the cause of the indigent: but the wicked will not understand the knowledge [of justice].
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 →