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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.

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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.

72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

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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For
he
shall
deliverנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
the
needyאֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute
when
he
crieth;שָׁוַעshâvaʻ/shaw-vah'/H7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)
the
poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances
also,
and
him
that
hath
no
helper.עָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 72:12.

Job 29:12

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

Deuteronomy 15:11

For 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 24:14

Thou 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 24:14

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Job 24:4

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Psalms 109:16

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

Psalms 12:5

For 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 22:24

For 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.

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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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