Psalms 72:4
He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3The mountains bear peace to the people, And the heights by righteousness.
5They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation — generations.
Cross References
Job 19:2Till when do ye afflict my soul, And bruise me with words?
Psalms 2:9Thou dost rule them with a sceptre of iron, As a vessel of a potter Thou dost crush them.'
Psalms 94:5Thy people, O Jehovah, they bruise, And Thine inheritance they afflict.
Proverbs 20:26A wise king is scattering the wicked, And turneth back on them the wheel.
Isaiah 11:4And he hath judged in righteousness the poor, And decided in uprightness for the humble of earth, And hath smitten earth with the rod of his mouth, And with the breath of his lips he putteth the wicked to death.
Isaiah 42:3A bruised reed he breaketh not, And dim flax he quencheth not, To truth he bringeth forth judgment.
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 →