Psalms 72:13
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Psalms 72:13 in other translations
| BSB | He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed. |
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| WEB | He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. |
| ASV | He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save. |
| YLT | He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth, |
| DARBY | He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy: |
| BBE | He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need. |
| Webster | He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. |
What does Psalms 72:13 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 72:12-14
12-14. They are not the conquests of arms, but the influences of humane and peaceful principles (compare Is 9:7; 11:1-9; Zec 9:9, 10).
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 72:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 72:13
- Ezekiel 34:16
I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
- Matthew 5:3
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- Job 5:15-16
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty. So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- James 2:5-6
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
- Matthew 18:10
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
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Context
- 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 72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalms 72:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Tendrá misericordia del pobre y del menesteroso, y salvará las almas de los pobres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il aura compassion du misérable et du pauvre, et il sauvera les âmes des pauvres. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er wird sich erbarmen des Geringen und des Armen, und die Seelen der Armen wird er retten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixi: Ergo sine causa justificavi cor meum, et lavi inter innocentes manus meas, |