Psalms 72:12

American Standard Version (1901)

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

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  • Job 29:12 : 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. 4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 To hear the sighing of the prisoner; To loose those that are appointed to death;
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but they had no comforter.
  • Isa 41:17 : 17 The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I, Jehovah, will answer them, I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
  • Luke 7:22 : 22 And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore also he is able to save to the uttermost them that draw near unto God through him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
  • Isa 63:4-5 : 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

  • 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

  • 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

    4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 41:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

    2 Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

  • 15 He delivereth the afflicted by their affliction, And openeth their ear in oppression.

  • 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

  • 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15 But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

    16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

  • 6 This poor man cried, and Jehovah heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.

  • 13 Sing unto Jehovah, praise ye Jehovah; for he hath delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

  • 7 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;

  • 28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

  • 11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him.

  • 2 He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.

  • 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

  • 5 Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, Now will I arise, saith Jehovah; I will set him in the safety he panteth for.

  • 5 But I am poor and needy; Make haste unto me, O God: Thou art my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, make no tarrying.

  • 33 For Jehovah heareth the needy, And despiseth not his prisoners.

  • 17 But I am poor and needy; [Yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

  • 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, Nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.

  • 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? Was not my soul grieved for the needy?

  • 40 And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

  • 1 [A Prayer of David]. Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.

  • Job 22:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 When they cast [thee] down, thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; And the humble person he will save.

    30 He will deliver [even] him that is not innocent: Yea, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.

  • 17 [ The righteous] cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

  • 22 For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

  • 14 Thou hast seen [it] ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

  • 12 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.

  • 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

  • 6 Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.

  • 13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

  • 10 He croucheth, he boweth down, And the helpless fall by his strong ones.

  • 21 Oh let not the oppressed return ashamed: Let the poor and needy praise thy name.

  • 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked, But giveth to the afflicted [their] right.

  • 10 Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

  • 24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.

  • 6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

  • 16 Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay [them] .

  • 4 They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

  • 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.

  • 42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

  • 17 He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.

  • 10 Hear, O Jehovah, and have mercy upon me: Jehovah, be thou my helper.

  • 29 But I am poor and sorrowful: Let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

  • 11 Be not far from me; For trouble is near; For there is none to help.