New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 72:12
12For he will 1save the needy when he cries for help, The 2afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
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 of Tarshish and of the islands bring gifts; May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer tributes. 11And may all kings bow down before him, All nations serve him. For he will save the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. 13He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And he will save the lives of the needy. 14He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;
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כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 72:12
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 10:17Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their heart, You will make Your ear attentive
- Psalms 82:3Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- Psalms 102:17He has turned His attention to the prayer of the destitute And has not despised their prayer.
- Job 29:12Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy are seeking water, but there is none, And their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the Lord, will answer them Myself; As the God of Israel I will not abandon them.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
- Luke 7:22And He answered and said to them, “Go and report to John what you have seen and heard: people who were blind receive sight, people who limped walk, people with leprosy are cleansed and people who were deaf hear, dead people are raised up, and people who are poor have the gospel preached to them.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save forever those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
- Revelation 3:17Because you say, “I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have no need of anything,” and you do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked,
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to comfort them; and power was on the side of their oppressors, but they had no one to comfort them.
- Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, And My year of redemption 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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