Psalms 72:14
He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
Psalms 72:14 in other translations
| BSB | He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight. |
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| WEB | He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight. |
| ASV | He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight: |
| YLT | From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes. |
| DARBY | He will redeem their souls from oppression and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight. |
| BBE | He will keep their souls free from evil designs and violent attacks; and their blood will be of value in his eyes. |
| Webster | He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall be their blood in his sight. |
What does Psalms 72:14 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).
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 72:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 72:14
- Psalms 116:15
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- Revelation 19:2
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
- Luke 1:68-75
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; …
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15-16
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost.
- 2 Samuel 4:9
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the Lord liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
- Psalms 69:18
Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it: deliver me because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 130:8
And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities.
- Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.
- Psalms 25:22
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
- Revelation 6:9-11
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
- Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
- Genesis 48:16
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 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 72:15
And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.
Psalms 72:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | De engaño y de violencia redimirá sus almas; y la sangre de ellos será preciosa en sus ojos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il rachètera leur âme de l’oppression et de la violence, et leur sang sera précieux à ses yeux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Von Bedrückung und Gewalttat wird er ihre Seele erlösen, und ihr Blut wird teuer sein in seinen Augen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et fui flagellatus tota die, et castigatio mea in matutinis. |