God’s Word Translation
Psalms 72:12
12He will rescue the needy person who cries for help and the oppressed person who has no one’s help.
Psalms 72:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
- New International Version (NIV)For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For he delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no helper.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper.
Context of Psalms 72:12
10May the kings from Tarshish and the islands bring presents. May the kings from Sheba and Seba bring gifts. 11May all kings worship him. May all nations serve him. He will rescue the needy person who cries for help and the oppressed person who has no one’s help. 13He will have pity on the poor and needy and will save the lives of the needy. 14He will rescue them from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:12 word by word
כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 72:12
- Psalms 72:4May he grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May he save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor.
- Psalms 10:17You have heard the desire of oppressed people, O Lord. You encourage them. You pay close attention to them
- Psalms 82:3Defend weak people and orphans. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor.
- Psalms 102:17He will turn his attention to the prayers of those who have been abandoned. He will not despise their prayers.
- Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are looking for water, but there is none. Their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
- Luke 7:22Jesus answered John’s disciples, “Go back, and tell John what you have seen and heard: Blind people see again, lame people are walking, those with skin diseases are made clean, deaf people hear again, dead people are brought back to life, and poor people hear the Good News.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.
- Hebrews 7:25That is why he is always able to save those who come to God through him. He can do this because he always lives and intercedes for them.
- Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I’m rich. I’m wealthy. I don’t need anything.’ Yet, you do not realize that you are miserable, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Next, I turned to look at all the acts of oppression that make people suffer under the sun. Look at the tears of those who suffer! No one can comfort them. Their oppressors have ⌞all⌟ the power. No one can comfort those who suffer.
- Isaiah 63:4I planned the day of vengeance. The year for my reclaiming ⌞you⌟ has come.
Commentaries on Psalms 72:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12He shall deliver the needy when he crieth - The poor and the rich shall, in the administration of justice, be equally respected; and the strong shall not be permitted to oppress the weak.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth - The sufferer; the down-trodden; the oppressed. See the notes at Psalm 72:4. Compare the notes at Isaiah 61:1. The poor also - All who have no protector; all who are exposed to injustice and wrong from others. This is everywhere declared to be the characteristic of the reign of the Messiah. See the notes at Isaiah 11:4.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-17Verses 2-17 This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of the Messiah. Observe many…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12To deliver the needy means to bring an end to the rule of their oppressors.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1412-14. They are not the conquests of arms, but the influences of humane and peaceful principles (compare Is 9:7; 11:1-9; Zec 9:9, 10).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 72
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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