Psalms 72:4

The king will defend the poor and needy, rescue their children, and crush the oppressor.

Cross-references · 21

• Isa 11:4but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.
• Ezek 34:15–16I myself will be the shepherd of my sheep, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord Yahweh.
• Ps 109:31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
• Zech 9:8–10I will encamp around my house against the army, that no one pass through or return; and no oppressor will pass through them any more: for now I have seen with my eyes.
• Rev 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.”
• Ps 72:12–14For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
• Rev 18:6–8Return to her just as she returned, and repay her double as she did, and according to her works. In the cup which she mixed, mix to her double.
• Isa 9:4For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
• Zech 11:7So I fed the flock of slaughter, especially the oppressed of the flock. I took for myself two staffs. The one I called “Favor”, and the other I called “Union”, and I fed the flock.
• Job 34:24He breaks in pieces mighty men in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
• Ps 2:9You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”
• Dan 2:34–35You saw until a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.
• Rev 18:24In her was found the blood of prophets and of saints, and of all who have been slain on the earth.”
• Matt 11:5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
• Ps 94:5They break your people in pieces, Yahweh, and afflict your heritage.
• Prov 20:26A wise king winnows out the wicked, and drives the threshing wheel over them.
• Rev 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, you saints, apostles, and prophets; for God has judged your judgment on her.”
• Isa 51:12–13“I, even I, am he who comforts you. Who are you, that you are afraid of man who shall die, and of the son of man who will be made as grass?
• Zech 11:11It was broken in that day; and thus the poor of the flock that listened to me knew that it was Yahweh’s word.
• Job 19:2“How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?
• Jer 51:20–23“You are my battle ax and weapons of war. With you I will break the nations into pieces. With you I will destroy kingdoms.

Each word below is tagged with its Strong’s number — tap one to see the underlying Hebrew word, its meaning, and every verse that uses it.