Psalms 72:12

World English Bible (2000)

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 29:12 : 12 Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who 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 the oppressor in pieces.
  • Ps 82:3-4 : 3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. 4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned 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 those who 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. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,
  • Luke 7:22 : 22 Jesus answered them, "Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
  • 2 Cor 8:9 : 9 For 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.
  • Heb 7:25 : 25 Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.
  • Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because you say, 'I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing;' and don't know that you are the wretched one, miserable, poor, blind, and naked; 18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may become rich; and white garments, that you may clothe yourself, and that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and eye salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 Yahweh, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your 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 I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore my own arm brought salvation to me; and my wrath, it upheld me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 72:13
    87%

    13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

  • Job 29:12
    81%

    12 Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him,

  • Ps 72:4
    79%

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

  • Ps 82:3-4
    2 verses
    78%

    3 "Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

    4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

  • Ps 41:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

    2 Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.

  • Job 36:15
    78%

    15 He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

  • Ps 35:10
    78%

    10 All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

  • Ps 109:31
    78%

    31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul. A Psalm by David.

  • Job 5:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

    16 So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

  • Ps 34:6
    77%

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

  • Jer 20:13
    76%

    13 Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers.

  • Ps 113:7
    75%

    7 He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

  • Job 34:28
    75%

    28 so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

  • Ps 72:11
    74%

    11 Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

  • Ps 72:2
    74%

    2 He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

  • Ps 140:12
    74%

    12 I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

  • Ps 12:5
    74%

    5 "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

  • Ps 70:5
    74%

    5 But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay.

  • Ps 69:33
    74%

    33 For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people.

  • Ps 40:17
    73%

    17 But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

  • Ps 9:18
    73%

    18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

  • Job 30:25
    73%

    25 Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy?

  • Ps 37:40
    72%

    40 Yahweh helps them, and rescues them. He rescues them from the wicked, and saves them, Because they have taken refuge in him. A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

  • Ps 86:1
    72%

    1 Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

  • Job 22:29-30
    2 verses
    72%

    29 When they cast down, you shall say, 'be lifted up.' He will save the humble person.

    30 He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands."

  • Ps 34:17
    72%

    17 The righteous cry, and Yahweh hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

  • Ps 109:22
    72%

    22 for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.

  • Ps 10:14
    72%

    14 But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

  • Ps 9:12
    71%

    12 For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.

  • Prov 31:9
    71%

    9 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."

  • Ps 14:6
    71%

    6 You frustrate the plan of the poor, because Yahweh is his refuge.

  • Prov 21:13
    71%

    13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

  • Ps 10:10
    71%

    10 The helpless are crushed. They collapse. They fall under his strength.

  • Ps 74:21
    71%

    21 Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

  • Job 36:6
    70%

    6 He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

  • Ps 144:10
    70%

    10 You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.

  • Ps 22:24
    70%

    24 For he has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, Neither has he hidden his face from him; but when he cried to him, he heard.

  • Ps 116:6
    70%

    6 Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

  • Ps 109:16
    70%

    16 because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.

  • Job 24:4
    70%

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

  • Prov 29:14
    70%

    14 The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

  • 2 Sam 22:42
    70%

    42 They looked, but there was none to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn't answer them.

  • Ps 102:17
    70%

    17 He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

  • Ps 30:10
    70%

    10 Hear, Yahweh, and have mercy on me. Yahweh, be my helper."

  • Ps 69:29
    70%

    29 But I am in pain and distress. Let your salvation, God, protect me.

  • Ps 22:11
    70%

    11 Don't be far from me, for trouble is near. For there is none to help.