Psalms 72:4 · KJV
“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”
— Psalms 72:4
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
Psalms 72 — Context
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
4He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
5They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
6He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers {that} water the earth.
Cross References
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. {reprove: or, argue}
Ezekiel 34:15-16
I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.
Psalms 109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save {him} from those that condemn his soul. {those...: Heb. the judges of}
Zechariah 9:8-10
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.
Psalms 94:5
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
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. {without...: or, which was not in hands}
Matthew 11:5
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.
Revelation 19:2
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.