Psalms 72:12
72:11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
KJV
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.
What does Psalms 72:12 mean?
Psalms 72:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָצַל (nâtsal), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn), שָׁוַע (shâvaʻ).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 72:12.
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Deuteronomy 15:11For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Deuteronomy 24:14Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Job 24:14The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
Job 24:4They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.
Psalms 109:16Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
Psalms 12:5For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. puffeth: or, would ensnare him
Psalms 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 72:12 say?
Psalms 72:12 (King James Version) reads: "For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper."
Is Psalms 72:12 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 72:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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