Psalms 72:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.”
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“For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 72:12 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 22:2And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.
- 2 Samuel 14:16For the king will hear and deliver his maidservant from the hand of the man who would cut off both me and my son from God’s inheritance.’
- Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
- Job 36:15God rescues the afflicted by their affliction and opens their ears in oppression.
- Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Psalms 55:17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.
- Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
- Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
- Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
- Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
- Proverbs 29:7The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
- Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 63:4For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
- Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
- Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Revelation 3:17You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked.
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