Psalms 72:4

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
May he vindicate the afflicted of the people, Save the children of the needy And crush the oppressor.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He wyll iudge the afflicted amongst the people: he wyll saue the children of the poore, and subdue the oppressour.

Darby Translation
He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will 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.

Literal Translation
He shall judge the poor of the people; and He shall save the sons of the needy; and He shall crush the oppressor.

Easy-to-Read Version
May the king be fair to the poor. May he help the helpless and punish those who hurt them.

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.

King James Version (1611)
Deliuer me, O my God, out of the hand of the wicked, out of the hand of the vnrighteous, and cruel man.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He shal kepe the symple folke by their right, defende the childre of the poore, and punysh the wrongeous doer.

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

Bible in Basic English
May he be a judge of the poor among the people, may he give salvation to the children of those who are in need; by him let the violent be crushed.

Update Bible Version
He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the sons of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

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.

New English Translation
He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

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

Complete Jewish Bible
May he defend the oppressed among the people, save the needy and crush the oppressor.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He shall iudge the poore of the people: he shall saue the children of the needie, and shal subdue the oppressor.

George Lamsa Translation
He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the needy; and he shall crush the oppressor.

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

JPS Old Testament (1917)
May he judge the poor of the people, and save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

New Life Bible
May he stand by those who are poor, save the children of those in need, and destroy the bad power over them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
he shall judge the poor of the people in righteousness, and save the children of the needy; and shall bring low the false accuser.

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.

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

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

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
May he, Vindicate the oppressed of the people, Bring deliverance to the children of the needy, and, Crush the oppressor.

Douay-Rheims Bible
(71-4) He shall judge the poor of the people, and he shall save the children of the poor: and he shall humble the oppressor.

Lexham English Bible
May he provide justice for the poor of the people, save the children of the needy, and crush the oppressor.

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!

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

New Century Version
Help him be fair to the poor and save the needy and punish those who hurt them.

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

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He schal deme the pore men of the puple, and he schal make saaf the sones of pore men; and he schal make low the false chalengere.

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

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

Contextual Overview

² Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. ³ May the mountains yield prosperity for all, and may the hills be fruitful. ⁴ Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors. ⁵ May they fear you as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains in the sky. Yes, forever! ⁶ May the king's rule be refreshing like spring rain on freshly cut grass, like the showers that water the earth. ⁷ May all the godly flourish during his reign. May there be abundant prosperity until the moon is no more. ⁸ May he reign from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates River to the ends of the earth. ⁹ Desert nomads will bow before him; his enemies will fall before him in the dust. ¹⁰ The western kings of Tarshish and other distant lands will bring him tribute. The eastern kings of Sheba and Seba will bring him gifts. ¹¹ All kings will bow before him, and all nations will serve him.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

He shall judge: Psalms 72:12-14, Psalms 109:31, Isaiah 11:4, Ezekiel 34:15, Ezekiel 34:16, Zechariah 11:7, Zechariah 11:11, Matthew 11:5

break: Psalms 2:9, Psalms 94:5, Job 19:2, Job 34:24, Proverbs 20:26, Jeremiah 51:20-23

the oppressor: Isaiah 9:4, Isaiah 51:12, Isaiah 51:13, Daniel 2:34, Daniel 2:35, Zechariah 9:8-10, Revelation 18:6-8, Revelation 18:20, Revelation 18:24, Revelation 19:2

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 3:28 - to do Job 5:15 - he saveth Job 36:6 - giveth Psalms 9:18 - For the Psalms 10:18 - judge Psalms 68:5 - a judge Psalms 76:9 - When Psalms 103:6 - executeth Psalms 140:12 - the Lord Psalms 146:7 - executeth Proverbs 20:8 - General Isaiah 25:4 - thou hast Jeremiah 5:28 - judge Jeremiah 20:13 - for Lamentations 2:7 - they have Zechariah 7:10 - oppress

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He shall judge the poor of the people,.... Of the people of God, whether among Jews or Gentiles; :-;

he shall save the children of the needy; whose parents being needy, they are so too, in a spiritual sense, and in distressed circumstances. Such Christ saves from their sins; from the curses and condemnation of the law: from, wrath to come, and out of the hands of all their enemies;

and shall break in pieces the oppressor; the tyrant Satan, the god of this world; that has usurped a power over it; who works in the children of disobedience, and leads captive the people of God in their unregenerate state: the "calumniator", as some render the word; the accuser of the brethren: "the defrauder" q, as others: who beguiled our first parents, and deceives mankind. Now it was foretold of Christ that he should break his head; and he was manifested in the flesh to destroy his works; and him himself; and he has broke him and all his schemes in pieces, and spoiled all his principalities and powers: The Syriac Version reads, "tyrants" or "oppressors", in the plural number; and it may include the Jews, who were the persecutors and oppressors of the first Christians; and Rome, Pagan and Papal; antichrist, and all the antichristian states, which have been, or will be, broken to pieces by Christ; who will rule them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces as a potter's vessel, Revelation 2:27.

q עושק "calumniatorem", Pagninus, Tigurine version, Vatablus, Musculus; "fraudatorem", Muis, Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He shall judge the poor of the people - The afflicted; the down-trodden; the needy. He would vindicate their cause against their oppressors; his reign would be one of impartial justice, under which the rights of the poor as well as of the rich would be respected. See the notes at Isaiah 11:4.

He shall save the children of the needy - Those in humble life; those most likely to be oppressed by others; those who have no natural protectors.

And shall break in pieces the oppressor - Shall subdue, or destroy, those who live to oppress others. See the notes at Psalms 12:5.