Psalms 72:12
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
World English Bible
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
11Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:2Everyone who was in distress, everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered themselves to him; and he became captain over them. There were with him about four hundred men.
Job 29:12because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
Psalms 10:17LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
Psalms 72:4He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.
Psalms 102:17He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about 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 →