Psalm 72:12 {71:12}
Good News Translation
He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.

New Revised Standard Version
For he delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper.

Contemporary English Version
Do this because the king rescues the homeless when they cry out, and he helps everyone who is poor and in need.

New American Bible
For he rescues the poor when they cry out, the oppressed who have no one to help.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.

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Psalm 72:4 He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

Psalm 10:17 The Lord hath heard the desire of the poor: thy ear hath heard the preparation of their heart.

Psalm 82:3,4 Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor. . . .

Psalm 102:17,20 He hath had regard to the prayer of the humble: and he hath not despised their petition. . . .

Job 29:12 Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper.

Isaiah 41:17 The needy and the poor seek for waters, and there are none: their tongue hath been dry with thirst. I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Luke 4:18 The spirit of the Lord is upon me. Wherefore he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor, he hath sent me to heal the contrite of heart,

Luke 7:22 And answering, he said to them: Go and relate to John what you have heard and seen: the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, to the poor the gospel is preached.

2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that being rich he became poor for your sakes: that through his poverty you might be rich.

Hebrews 7:25 Whereby he is able also to save for ever them that come to God by him; always living to make intercession for us.

Revelation 3:17,18 Because thou sayest: I am rich and made wealthy and have need of nothing: and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. . . .

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Ecclesiastes 4:1 I turned myself to other things, and I saw the oppressions that are done under the sun, and the tears of the innocent, and they had no comforter; and they were not able to resist their violence, being destitute of help from any.

Isaiah 63:4,5 For the day of vengeance is in my heart, the year of my redemption is come. . . .

Context
Endow the King with Your Justice
11And all kings of the earth shall adore him: all nations shall serve him. 12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.13He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:28
And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou shalt humble the haughty.

Job 29:12
Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless, that had no helper.

Psalm 10:8
He sits in ambush with the rich in private places, that he may kill the innocent.

Psalm 18:27
For thou wilt save the humble people; but wilt bring down the eyes of the proud.

Psalm 22:11
Depart not from me. For tribulation is very near: for there is none to help me.

Psalm 72:4
He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

Psalm 107:12
And their heart was humbled with labours: they were weakened, and there was none to help them.

Jeremiah 22:16
He judged the cause of the poor and needy for his own good: was it not therefore because he knew me, saith the Lord?

Ezekiel 34:10
Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I myself come upon the shepherds, I will require my flock at their hand, and I will cause them to cease from feeding the flock any more, neither shall the shepherds feed themselves any more: and I will deliver my flock from their mouth, and it shall no more be meat for them.

Ezekiel 34:22
I will save my flock, and it shall be no more a spoil, and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

Psalm 72:11
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