Psalm 72:4
New International Version
May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.

New Living Translation
Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.

English Standard Version
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor!

Berean Standard Bible
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

King James Bible
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

New King James Version
He will bring justice to the poor of the people; He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

New American Standard Bible
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

NASB 1995
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor.

NASB 1977
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

Legacy Standard Bible
May he give justice to the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

Amplified Bible
May he bring justice to the poor among the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor,

Christian Standard Bible
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people, help the poor, and crush the oppressor.

American Standard Version
He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For he will judge the poor of the people and he will save the afflicted children and abase the oppressors.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

Contemporary English Version
Let the king defend the poor, rescue the homeless, and crush everyone who hurts them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

English Revised Version
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
May he grant justice to the people who are oppressed. May he save the children of needy people and crush their oppressor.

Good News Translation
May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.

International Standard Version
May he defend the afflicted of the people and deliver the children of the poor, but crush the oppressor.

JPS Tanakh 1917
May he judge the poor of the people, And save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

Literal Standard Version
He judges the poor of the people, | Gives deliverance to the sons of the needy, | And bruises the oppressor.

Majority Standard Bible
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.

New American Bible
That he may defend the oppressed among the people, save the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

NET Bible
He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

New Revised Standard Version
May he defend the cause of the poor of the people, give deliverance to the needy, and crush the oppressor.

New Heart English Bible
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

Webster's Bible Translation
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

World English Bible
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces.

Young's Literal Translation
He judgeth the poor of the people, Giveth deliverance to the sons of the needy, And bruiseth the oppressor.

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Context
Endow the King with Your Justice
3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness. 4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor. 5May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.…

Cross References
Psalm 2:9
You will break them with an iron scepter; You will shatter them like pottery."

Psalm 72:12
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

Proverbs 29:14
A king who judges the poor with fairness--his throne will be established forever.

Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.

Isaiah 42:3
A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.

Jeremiah 22:3
This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Zechariah 7:10
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.'


Treasury of Scripture

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.

He shall judge

Psalm 72:12-14
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper…

Psalm 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

break

Psalm 2:9
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Psalm 94:5
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.

Job 19:2
How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

the oppressor

Isaiah 9:4
For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

Isaiah 51:12,13
I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man which shall be made as grass; …

Daniel 2:34,35
Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces…

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Psalm 72
1. David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom
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Verse 4. - He shall judge the poor of the people. Not exclusively, but especially. The unjust rulers and judges of Israel neglected this duty. They judge not the fatherless... and the right of the needy do they not judge" (Jeremiah 5:28; see also Isaiah 1:23; Zechariah 7:10). He shall save the children of the needy. He shall preserve them, i.e., from oppression and wrong. And shall break in pieces the oppressor. (On God's hatred of oppression and oppressors, see Exodus 3:9; Leviticus 25:14; Job 27:13; Psalm 12:5; Isaiah 16:14, etc.)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May he vindicate
יִשְׁפֹּ֤ט ׀ (yiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

the afflicted
עֲ‍ֽנִיֵּי־ (‘ănî·yê-)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble

among the people;
עָ֗ם (‘ām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

may he save
י֭וֹשִׁיעַ (yō·wō·šî·a‘)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

the children
לִבְנֵ֣י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of the needy,
אֶבְי֑וֹן (’eḇ·yō·wn)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor

and crush
וִֽידַכֵּ֣א (wî·ḏak·kê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1792: To crumble, to bruise

the oppressor.
עוֹשֵֽׁק׃ (‘ō·wō·šêq)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow


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