Psalms 72:12
Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: 1 They have possessed wealth. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
11And they said, How does God know? 1 And is there knowledge in the Most High? 1
13And I said, Verily in vain have I justified my heart, 1 And washed my hands in innocency. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:2And there gathered to him everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was troubled in mind; and he was a leader over them, and there were with him about four hundred men.
Job 29:12For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, 1 And helped the fatherless who had no helper. 1
Psalms 72:4For there is no sign of reluctance in their death: 1 And they have firmness under their affliction. 1
Psalms 102:17But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, 1 And his righteousness to children’s children; 1
Proverbs 29:7A righteous man knows how to judge for the poor: 1 But the ungodly understands not knowledge; 1 And the poor man has not an understanding mind. 1
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 →