New King James Version
Psalms 72:12
12For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor 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 Living Translation (NLT)He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.
Context of Psalms 72:12
10The kings of Tarshish and of the isles Will bring presents; The kings of Sheba and Seba Will offer gifts. 11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; All nations shall serve Him. For He will deliver the needy when he cries, The poor also, and him who has no helper. 13He will spare the poor and needy, And will save the souls of the needy. 14He will redeem their life from oppression and violence; And precious shall be their blood in His sight.
Read all of Psalms 72Psalms 72:12 word by word
כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 72:12
- Psalms 72:4He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
- Psalms 10:17Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,
- Psalms 82:3Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- Psalms 102:17He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
- Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor who cried out, The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
- Isaiah 41:17“The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, Their tongues fail for thirst. I, the Lord, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
- Luke 7:22Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard: that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the 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 sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
- Revelation 3:17Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked—
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Then I returned and considered all the oppression that is done under the sun: And look! The tears of the oppressed, But they have no comforter— On the side of their oppressors there is power, But they have no comforter.
- Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance is in My heart, And the year of My redeemed 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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