Psalms 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
Psalms 72:12 in other translations
| BSB | For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. |
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| WEB | For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. |
| ASV | For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. |
| YLT | For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper, |
| DARBY | For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper; |
| BBE | For he will be a saviour to the poor in answer to his cry; and to him who is in need, without a helper. |
| Webster | For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. |
What does Psalms 72:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 72:12-14
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 72:2-17
This is a prophecy of the kingdom of Christ; many passages in it cannot be applied to the reign of Solomon. There were righteousness and peace at first in the administration of his government; but, before the end of his reign, there were troubles and unrighteousness. The kingdom here spoken of is to last as long as the sun, but Solomon's was soon at an end. Even the Jewish expositors understood it of the kingdom of…
Psalms 72:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 72:12
- Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
- Revelation 3:17-18
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: 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.
- Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
- Hebrews 7:25
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.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1
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.
- Psalms 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
- Isaiah 41:17
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.
- Psalms 82:3-4
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
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.
- Luke 4:18
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
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.
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Context
- Psalms 72:11
Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
- Psalms 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
- Psalms 72:13
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalms 72:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque él librará al menesteroso que clamare, y al afligido que no tuviere quien le socorra. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car il délivrera le pauvre qui crie à lui, et l’affligé qui n’a pas de secours. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn erretten wird er den Armen, der um Hülfe ruft, und den Elenden, der keinen Helfer hat; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ecce ipsi peccatores, et abundantes in sæculo obtinuerunt divitias. |