New English Translation
Psalms 72:14
14From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives.
Psalms 72:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- New International Version (NIV)He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
- English Standard Version (ESV)From oppression and violence he redeems their life, and precious is their blood in his sight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
Context of Psalms 72:14
12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender. 13He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save. From harm and violence he will defend them; he will value their lives. 15May he live! May they offer him gold from Sheba! May they continually pray for him! May they pronounce blessings on him all day long! 16May there be an abundance of grain in the earth; on the tops of the mountains may it sway! May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon! May its crops be as abundant as the grass of the earth!
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:14 word by word
מִתּ֣וֹךְ וּ֭מֵחָמָס יִגְאַ֣ל נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְיֵיקַ֖ר דָּמָ֣ם בְּעֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 72:14
- Psalms 25:22O God, rescue Israel from all their distress!
- Psalms 130:8He will deliver Israel from all the consequences of their sins.
- Genesis 48:16the Angel who has protected me from all harm – bless these boys. May my name be named in them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac. May they grow into a multitude on the earth.”
- 2 Samuel 4:9David replied to Recab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the Lord lives, who has delivered my life from all adversity,
- Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, because he has come to help and has redeemed his people.
- Psalms 116:15The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.
- Matthew 23:30And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,
- Revelation 6:9Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given.
- Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints and the blood of those who testified to Jesus. I was greatly astounded when I saw her.
- Revelation 18:20(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)
- Revelation 19:2because his judgments are true and just. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and has avenged the blood of his servants poured out by her own hands!”
Commentaries on Psalms 72:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14From deceit and violence - Because they are poor and uneducated, they are liable to be deceived; and because they are helpless, they are liable to oppression; but his equal justice shall duly consider these cases; and no man shall suffer because he is deceived, though the letter of the law may be against him. And precious shall their blood be - If the blood or life of such a person shall have been spilt by the hand of violence, he shall seek it out, and…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence - He will rescue their lives; that is, he will deliver them from the hands of men who practice deceit, or who are dishonest and unjust - and from the hands of those who oppress. This is stating in another form the idea that his reign would be one of equity, protecting the rights of the poor, and delivering the oppressed. And precious shall their blood be in his sight - That is, so precious that he will…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. 12-14The anointed king will help those in need. He is both a judge and a father to the poor (Psalms 10:14, 17; 68:5).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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