Psalms 72:12
For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 worship him: all nations shall serue him.
13He shalbe mercifull to the poore and needie, and shall preserue the soules of the poore.
Cross References
1 Samuel 22:2And there gathered vnto him all men that were in trouble and all men that were in dette, and all those that were vexed in minde, and he was their prince, and there were with him about foure hundreth men.
Job 29:12For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
Psalms 10:17Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart: thou bendest thine eare to them,
Psalms 72:4He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.
Psalms 102:17And shall turne vnto the prayer of the desolate, and not despise their prayer.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous knoweth the cause of the poore: but the wicked regardeth 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 →