KJV King James Version
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.
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Psalm 72:12
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and [him] that hath no helper.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
WEB World English Bible
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
ASV American Standard Version
For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,
Surrounding context — Psalm 72
9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
11 Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
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.
15 And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; [and] daily shall he be praised.
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Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.Psalm 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.Revelation 3:17-18Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:Hebrews 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.Ecclesiastes 4:1So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were] oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.Psalm 10:17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:Psalm 82:3-4Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,Isaiah 41:17[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, [I] the God of Israel will not forsake them.2 Corinthians 8:9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.Psalm 72:4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.Luke 7:22Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.Psalm 102:20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;Isaiah 63:4-5For the day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
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