Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
He shall judge thy people in justice, and thy poor in judgment.
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
Holman Bible
and Your afflicted ones with justice.
International Standard Version
May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice.
A Conservative Version
He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with justice.
American Standard Version
He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.
Amplified
May he judge Your people with righteousness,
And Your afflicted with justice.
Bible in Basic English
May he be a judge of your people in righteousness, and make true decisions for the poor.
Darby Translation
He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
King James 2000
He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Lexham Expanded Bible
May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Modern King James verseion
He will judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with judgment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then shall he judge thy people according unto right, and defend the poor.
NET Bible
Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably.
New Heart English Bible
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
The Emphasized Bible
May he judge, Thy people with righteousness; And thine oppressed ones with justice;
Webster
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
World English Bible
He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.
Youngs Literal Translation
He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 72:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Prayer For The King
1 To Solomon. O God, thou wilt give thy judgments to the king, and thy justice to the king's son. 2 He shall judge thy people in justice, and thy poor in judgment. 3 The mountains shall lift up peace to the people, and the hills in justice.
Cross References
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign for justice, and for chiefs they shall rule for judgment
Isaiah 9:7
To the increase of his dominion and to peace no end, upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom to prepare it and to support it in judgment and in justice from now and even to forever: the zeal of Jehovah of armies will do this.
1 Kings 3:5-10
In the hill Jehovah was seen to Solomon in a dream at night: and God will say, Ask what I shall give to thee.
Job 34:19
Who accepted not the face of chiefs, and looked not upon the rich one before the poor: for his hand made all of them.
Psalm 12:5
From the oppression of the poor, from the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, Jehovah will say; I will set with salvation, he will puff at him.
Psalm 45:6-7
Thy throne, O God, forever and ever: a rod of straightness the rod of thy kingdom.
Psalm 72:12-14
For we will deliver the needy from the powerful one, and the poor and no helper to him.
Psalm 82:3-4
Judge ye the poor one, and the orphan: do justice to the humble one and the poor one
Isaiah 11:2-5
And the spirit of Jehovah resting upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of Jehovah:
Isaiah 32:17
And the work of justice was peace, and the service of justice, rest and confidence, even to forever.
Jeremiah 33:15
In those days and in that time I will cause the sprout of justice to spring up to David; and he did judgment and justice in the land.
Revelation 19:11
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he sitting upon him called Faithful and True, and in justice he judges and makes war.