Psalms 72:13

In 11 translations

BSB

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

He has pity on the poor and needy, || And He saves the souls of the needy,

YLT

He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

DBY

He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

DRC71:13

He shall spare the poor and needy: and he shall save the souls of the poor.

GNV

He shalbe mercifull to the poore and needie, and shall preserue the soules of the poore.

JPS

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

LXXE71:13

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

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Original-language editions

WLC

יָ֭חֹס עַל־דַּ֣ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים יוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

LXX-Br71:13

Φείσεται πτωχοῦ καὶ πένητος, καὶ ψυχὰς πένητων σώσει.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ezekiel 34:16I will seek the lost, bring back the strays, bind up the broken, and strengthen the weak; but the sleek and strong I will destroy. I will shepherd them with justice.’
• Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Job 5:15–16He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful. So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• James 2:5–6Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him? But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who oppress you…
• Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.

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