Psalms 72:4
He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shall subdue the oppressor.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
3The mountaines and the hilles shall bring peace to the people by iustice.
5They shall feare thee as long as the sunne and moone endureth, from generatio to generation.
Cross References
Job 19:2Howe long will yee vexe my soule, and torment me with wordes?
Psalms 2:9Thou shalt krush them with a scepter of yron, and breake them in pieces like a potters vessell.
Psalms 94:5They smite downe thy people, O Lord, and trouble thine heritage.
Proverbs 20:26A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
Isaiah 11:4But with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore, and with equitie shall he reprooue for the meeke of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lippes shall he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 42:3A bruised reede shall hee not breake, and the smoking flaxe shall he not quench: he shall bring foorth iudgement in trueth.
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 →