Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

He will take pity on [the] helpless and needy, and [the] lives of [the] needy he will save.

New American Standard Bible

He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And the lives of the needy he will save.

King James Version

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Holman Bible

He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.

International Standard Version

He will have compassion on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy.

A Conservative Version

He will have pity on a poor and needy man, and he will save the souls of the needy.

American Standard Version

He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

Amplified


He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.

Bible in Basic English

He will have pity on the poor, and be the saviour of those who are in need.

Darby Translation

He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy:

Julia Smith Translation

He will spare for the poor and the needy, and he will save the souls of the needy.

King James 2000

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Modern King James verseion

He shall have pity on the poor and needy and shall save the souls of the needy.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall be favorable to the simple and poor; he shall preserve the souls of such as be in adversity.

NET Bible

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

New Heart English Bible

He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

The Emphasized Bible

He Pitieth the weak and the needy, And, the lives of the needy, he Saveth:

Webster

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

World English Bible

He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.

Youngs Literal Translation

He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,

Prayers for Psalm 72:13

Context Readings

A Prayer For The King

12 Indeed he will deliver [the] needy [who is] crying for help, and [the] afflicted [who] has no helper. 13 He will take pity on [the] helpless and needy, and [the] lives of [the] needy he will save. 14 From oppression and from violence he will redeem their lives, and their blood will be precious in his eyes.


Cross References

Job 5:15-16

And he saves from the sword of their mouth, {even} [the] poor from the hand of the strong.

Psalm 109:31

for he stands at [the] right [hand] of [the] needy, to save [him] from those judging his life.

Ezekiel 34:16

"I will seek the lost, and I will bring back the scattered, and I will bind [up] the one hurt, and I will strengthen the sick; and the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed her with justice."

Matthew 5:3

"Blessed [are] the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:10

"See to it that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that their angels in heaven constantly see the face of my Father [who is] in heaven.

James 2:5-6

Listen, my dear brothers! Did not God choose the poor of the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?

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