Psalms 72:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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  • Isa 11:4 : 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.
  • Isa 51:12-13 : 12 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; 13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is] the fury of the oppressor?
  • Jer 51:20-23 : 20 Thou [art] my battle axe [and] weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms; 21 And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider; 22 With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid; 23 I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
  • Ezek 34:15-16 : 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD. 16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.
  • Dan 2:34-35 : 34 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. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
  • Zech 9:8-9 : 8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with mine eyes. 9 ¶ Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. 10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the ends of the earth.
  • Zech 11:7 : 7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
  • Zech 11:11 : 11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the flock that waited upon me knew that it [was] the word of the LORD.
  • Matt 11:5 : 5 ‹The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.›
  • Rev 18:6-8 : 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double. 7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow. 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.
  • Rev 18:20 : 20 Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.
  • Rev 18:24 : 24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.
  • Rev 19:2 : 2 For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
  • Job 19:2 : 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
  • Job 34:24 : 24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.
  • Ps 2:9 : 9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
  • Ps 72:12-14 : 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
  • Ps 94:5 : 5 They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
  • Ps 109:31 : 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.
  • Prov 20:26 : 26 ¶ A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.
  • Isa 9:4 : 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.

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    2¶ He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.

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    15But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

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    14¶ The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

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

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    6¶ The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

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    13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.

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