Psalms 72:4

Webster's Bible (1833)

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

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  • Isa 11:4 : 4 but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked.
  • Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass; 13 and have forgotten Yahweh your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and fear continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he makes ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?
  • Jer 51:20-23 : 20 You are my battle-axe and weapons of war: and with you will I break in pieces the nations; and with you will I destroy kingdoms; 21 and with you will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; 22 and with you will I break in pieces the chariot and him who rides therein; and with you will I break in pieces man and woman; and with you will I break in pieces the old man and the youth; and with you will I break in pieces the young man and the virgin; 23 and with you will I break in pieces the shepherd and his flock; and with you will I break in pieces the farmer and his yoke [of oxen]; and with you 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, says the Lord Yahweh. 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 You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke 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 struck the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
  • Zech 9:8-9 : 8 I will encamp around my house against the army, That none pass through or return; And no oppressor will pass through them any more: For now I have seen with my eyes. 9 Rejoice greatly, daughter of Zion! Shout, daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king comes to you! He is righteous, and having salvation; Lowly, and riding on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10 I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, And the horse from Jerusalem; And the battle bow will be cut off; And he will speak peace to the nations: And his dominion will 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, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called "Favor," and the other I called "Union," and I fed the flock.
  • Zech 11:11 : 11 It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was the word of Yahweh.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 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.
  • Rev 18:6-8 : 6 Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double. 7 However much she glorified herself, and grew wanton, so much give her of torment and mourning. For she says in her heart, 'I sit a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see mourning.' 8 Therefore in one day her plagues will come: death, mourning, and famine; and she will be utterly burned with fire; for the Lord God who has judged her is strong.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her."
  • Rev 18:24 : 24 In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth."
  • Rev 19:2 : 2 for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
  • Job 19:2 : 2 "How long will you torment me, And crush me with words?
  • Job 34:24 : 24 He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And sets others in their place.
  • Ps 2:9 : 9 You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel."
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he cries; The poor, who has no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. 14 He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
  • Ps 94:5 : 5 They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, And afflict your heritage.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 A wise king winnows out the wicked, And drives 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, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

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

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

    4Rescue the weak 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 humble of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he kill the wicked.

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

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

  • Prov 29:14
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    14The king who fairly judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.

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

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

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    1> Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh 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 those who 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 Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

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    6Yahweh executes righteous acts, And justice for all who 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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    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."

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

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    13Yahweh stands up to contend, And stands to judge the peoples.

    14Yahweh will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, And their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses.

    15What do you mean that you crush my people, And grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Hosts.

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    31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.

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    16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

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    7Who executes justice for the oppressed; Who gives food to the hungry. Yahweh frees the prisoners.

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    10Those who strive with Yahweh shall be broken to pieces; Against them will he thunder in the sky: Yahweh will judge the ends of the earth; He will give strength to his king, Exalt the horn of his anointed.

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    4Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, And cause the poor of the land to fail,

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    9Let them sing before Yahweh, For he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.

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    10All 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?"

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    6"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

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    9When God arose to judgment, To save all the afflicted ones of the earth. Selah.

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    23For Yahweh will plead their case, And plunder the life of those who plunder them.

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    24He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, And sets others in their place.

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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 to Yahweh, praise you Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evil-doers.

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    6He will judge among the nations. He will heap up dead bodies. He will crush the ruler of the whole earth.

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

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

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