Psalms 72:2

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“May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.”

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BSBPD

“May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 72:2 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
  2. 1 Kings 3:5One night at Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream, and God said, “Ask, and I will give it to you!”
  3. 1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
  4. 1 Kings 10:9Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD’s eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness.”
  5. 1 Chronicles 29:19And give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and carry out all Your commandments, decrees, and statutes, and to build Your palace for which I have made provision.”
  6. Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
  7. Psalms 12:5“For the cause of the oppressed and for the groaning of the needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
  8. Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever, and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
  9. Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
  10. Psalms 82:3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
  11. Proverbs 29:14A king who judges the poor with fairness— his throne will be established forever.
  12. Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.
  13. Isaiah 11:2The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him— the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
  14. Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
  15. Isaiah 32:17The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
  16. Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  17. Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
  18. Revelation 19:11Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

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