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Psalms 72:13

72:12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

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He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

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

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

72:14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

What does Psalms 72:13 mean?

Psalms 72:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חוּס (chûwç), דַּל (dal), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn).

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He
shall
spareחוּסchûwç/khoos/H2347properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
the
poorדַּלdal/dal/H1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
and
needy,אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute
and
shall
saveיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
the
soulsנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of
the
needy.אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 72:13.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Judges 6:15

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house. my family: Heb. my thousand is the meanest

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Psalms 113:7

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Psalms 82:4

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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What does Psalms 72:13 say?

Psalms 72:13 (King James Version) reads: "He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy."

Is Psalms 72:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 72:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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