Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the afflicted of the people, he shall give help to the children of the needy; but he shall crush the oppressor.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3The mountains shall bear peace for the people, and the hills [the same], through righteousness.
Cross References
Job 19:2How long will ye grieve my soul, and crush me with words?
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; like a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces.”
Psalms 94:5Thy people, O Lord! they crush, and thy heritage they afflict.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king scattereth the wicked, and turneth over them the threshing-wheel.
Isaiah 11:4But he shall judge with righteousness the poor, and decide with equity for the suffering ones of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 42:3A cracked reed will he not break, and a dimly burning wick will he not quench: unto truth shall he bring forth 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 →