Psalms 72:4

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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  • Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
  • Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou art afraid of man that shall die, and of the son of man that shall be made as grass; 13 and hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, that stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
  • Jer 51:20-23 : 20 Thou art my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with thee will I break in pieces the nations; and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 and with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; 22 and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and him that rideth therein; and with thee will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin; 23 and with thee will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke [of oxen] ; and with thee will I break in pieces governors and deputies.
  • Ezek 34:15-16 : 15 I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but the fat and the strong I will destroy; I will feed them in justice.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken in pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, so that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
  • Zech 9:8-9 : 8 And I will encamp about my house against the army, that none pass through or return; and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off; and he shall speak peace unto the nations: and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
  • Zech 11:7 : 7 So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
  • Zech 11:11 : 11 And it was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that gave heed unto me knew that it was the word of Jehovah.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.
  • Rev 18:6-8 : 6 Render unto her even as she rendered, and double [unto her] the double according to her works: in the cup which she mingled, mingle unto her double. 7 How much soever she glorified herself, and waxed wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall in no wise see mourning. [ 8 Therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire; for strong is the Lord God who judged her.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.
  • Rev 18:24 : 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all that have been slain upon the earth.
  • Rev 19:2 : 2 for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
  • Job 19:2 : 2 How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
  • Job 34:24 : 24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men [in ways] past finding out, And setteth others in their stead.
  • Ps 2:9 : 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight:
  • Ps 94:5 : 5 They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah, And afflict thy heritage.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise king winnoweth the wicked, And bringeth the [threshing] -wheel over them.
  • Isa 9:4 : 4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

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

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

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

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    4but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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    18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

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

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

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

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

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    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.

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

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    2to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!

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

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    6Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.

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    6The foot shall tread it down; even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.

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    5Because 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.

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

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    13Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.

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    15what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

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    31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

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    16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

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    10They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in heaven: Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; And he will give strength unto his king, And exalt the horn of his anointed.

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    4Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

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    10All 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?

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    6Thou shalt not wrest the justice [due] to thy poor in his cause.

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    9When God arose to judgment, To save all the meek of the earth. {{Selah

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    23For Jehovah will plead their cause, And despoil of life those that despoil them.

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

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

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    34To crush under foot all the prisoners of the earth,

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    4Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

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    6He will judge among the nations, He will fill [the places] with dead bodies; He will strike through the head in many countries.

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    19The meek also shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.