Psalms 72:12

Authorized King James Version (1611)

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.

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  • Job 29:12 : 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.
  • Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
  • Eccl 4:1 : 1 ¶ So I returned, and considered 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 [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 ‹The Spirit of the Lord› [is] ‹upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,›
  • Luke 7:22 : 22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, ‹Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.›
  • 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 be rich.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 ‹Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:› 18 ‹I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and› [that] ‹the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.›
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
  • Isa 63:4-5 : 4 For the day of vengeance [is] in mine 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 fury, it upheld me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 72:13
    87%

    13He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

  • Job 29:12
    81%

    12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.

  • Ps 72:4
    79%

    4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

    4Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.

  • Ps 41:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1¶ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed [is] he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

    2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; [and] he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.

  • Job 36:15
    78%

    15¶ He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.

  • Ps 35:10
    78%

    10All my bones shall say, LORD, who [is] like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?

  • Ps 109:31
    78%

    31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

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

  • Ps 34:6
    77%

    6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard [him], and saved him out of all his troubles.

  • Jer 20:13
    76%

    13Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.

  • Ps 113:7
    75%

    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

  • Job 34:28
    75%

    28So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

  • Ps 72:11
    74%

    11Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.

  • Ps 72:2
    74%

    2¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

  • Ps 140:12
    74%

    12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, [and] the right of the poor.

  • Ps 12:5
    74%

    5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set [him] in safety [from him that] puffeth at him.

  • Ps 70:5
    74%

    5But I [am] poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

  • Ps 69:33
    74%

    33For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

  • Ps 40:17
    73%

    17But I [am] poor and needy; [yet] the Lord thinketh upon me: thou [art] my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

  • Ps 9:18
    73%

    18For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.

  • Job 30:25
    73%

    25Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was [not] my soul grieved for the poor?

  • Ps 37:40
    72%

    40And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.

  • Ps 86:1
    72%

    1¶ A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I [am] poor and needy.

  • Job 22:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

    30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

  • Ps 34:17
    72%

    17[The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

  • Ps 109:22
    72%

    22For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

  • Ps 10:14
    72%

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

  • Ps 9:12
    71%

    12When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

  • Prov 31:9
    71%

    9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD [is] his refuge.

  • Prov 21:13
    71%

    13¶ Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Ps 10:10
    71%

    10He croucheth, [and] humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.

  • Ps 74:21
    71%

    21O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.

  • Job 36:6
    70%

    6He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.

  • Ps 144:10
    70%

    10[It is he] that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

  • Ps 22:24
    70%

    24For 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.

  • Ps 116:6
    70%

    6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

  • Ps 109:16
    70%

    16Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

  • Job 24:4
    70%

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

  • Prov 29:14
    70%

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

  • 2 Sam 22:42
    70%

    42They looked, but [there was] none to save; [even] unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

  • Ps 102:17
    70%

    17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

  • Ps 30:10
    70%

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

  • Ps 69:29
    70%

    29But I [am] poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.

  • Ps 22:11
    70%

    11¶ Be not far from me; for trouble [is] near; for [there is] none to help.