Psalms 72:12

In 11 translations

BSB

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

KJV

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

WEB

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

ASV

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

LSV

For He delivers the needy who cries, || And the poor when he has no helper,

YLT

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

DBY

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

DRC71:12

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

GNV

For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.

JPS

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

LXXE71:12

For he has delivered the poor from the oppressor; and the needy who had no helper.

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Original-language editions

WLC

כִּֽי־יַ֭צִּיל אֶבְי֣וֹן מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝עָנִ֗י וְֽאֵין־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br71:12

Ὅτι ἐῤῥύσατο πτωχὸν ἐκ δυνάστου, καὶ πένητα ᾧ οὐχ ὑπῆρχε βοηθός.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
• Revelation 3:17–18You say, ‘I am rich; I have grown wealthy and need nothing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked. I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich,…
• Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
• Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• Ecclesiastes 4:1Again I looked, and I considered all the oppression taking place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; the power lay in the hands of their oppressors, and there was no comforter.
• Hebrews 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
• Psalms 82:3–4Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
• Isaiah 41:17The poor and needy seek water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
• Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
• Psalms 102:20to hear a prisoner’s groaning, to release those condemned to death,
• Isaiah 63:4–5For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come. I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me.

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