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.
Psalms 72:4 in other translations
| BSB | May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. |
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| WEB | He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces. |
| ASV | He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor. |
| YLT | He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor. |
| DARBY | He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. |
| BBE | May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed. |
| Webster | He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor. |
What does Psalms 72:4 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 72:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 72:4
- Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
- Ezekiel 34:15-16
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. 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.
- Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
- Zechariah 9:8-10
And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea, and from the river even to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 20:26
A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
- Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
- Revelation 18:24
And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
- Psalms 72:12-14
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
- Revelation 18:6-8
Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.
- Revelation 18:20
Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
- Zechariah 11:7
And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
- Isaiah 9:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
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Context
- Psalms 72:3
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
- 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.
- Psalms 72:5
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Psalms 72:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Juzgará los afligidos del pueblo, salvará los hijos del menesteroso, y quebrantará al violento. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il fera justice aux affligés du peuple, il sauvera les fils du pauvre, et il brisera l’oppresseur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er wird Recht schaffen den Elenden des Volkes; er wird retten die Kinder des Armen, und den Bedrücker wird er zertreten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quia non est respectus morti eorum, et firmamentum in plaga eorum. |