Psalm 72:4

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Psalm 72:4

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.

Isaiah 11:4

but He will judge the poor righteously
and execute justice for the oppressed of the land.
He will strike the land
with discipline from His mouth,
and He will kill the wicked
with a command from His lips.

Job 19:2

How long will you torment me
and crush me with words?

Job 34:24

He shatters the mighty without an investigation
and sets others in their place.

Psalm 2:9

You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”

Psalm 72:12-14

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

Psalm 94:5

Lord, they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage.

Psalm 109:31

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.

Isaiah 9:4

For You have shattered their oppressive yoke
and the rod on their shoulders,
the staff of their oppressor,
just as You did on the day of Midian.

Isaiah 51:12-13

I—I am the One who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear man who dies,
or a son of man who is given up like grass?

Jeremiah 51:20-23

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

Ezekiel 34:15-16

I will tend My flock and let them lie down.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Daniel 2:34-35

As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it, struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.

Zechariah 9:8-10

I will set up camp at My house against an army,
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.

Zechariah 11:7

So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.

Zechariah 11:11

It was annulled on that day, and so the afflicted of the flock who were watching me knew that it was the word of the Lord.

Matthew 11:5

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

Revelation 18:6-8

Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her, heaven,
and you saints, apostles, and prophets,
because God has executed your judgment on her!

Revelation 18:24

and the blood of prophets and saints,
and of all those slaughtered on earth,
was found in you.

Revelation 19:2

because His judgments are true and righteous,
because He has judged the notorious prostitute
who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality;
and He has avenged the blood of His slaves
that was on her hands.

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Summary

Psalm 72:4

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

He shall judge

Break

The oppressor

General references

Proverbs 20:8

Bible References

He shall judge

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

I will tend My flock and let them lie down.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

So I shepherded the flock intended for slaughter, the afflicted of the flock. I took two staffs, calling one Favor and the other Union, and I shepherded the flock.

the blind see, the lame walk, those with skin diseases are healed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news.

Break

You will break them with a rod of iron;
You will shatter them like pottery.”

Lord, they crush Your people;
they afflict Your heritage.

How long will you torment me
and crush me with words?

He shatters the mighty without an investigation
and sets others in their place.

A wise king separates out the wicked
and drives the threshing wheel over them.

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.

The oppressor

For You have shattered their oppressive yoke
and the rod on their shoulders,
the staff of their oppressor,
just as You did on the day of Midian.

I—I am the One who comforts you.
Who are you that you should fear man who dies,
or a son of man who is given up like grass?

As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it,

struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.

I will set up camp at My house against an army,
against those who march back and forth,
and no oppressor will march against them again,
for now I have seen with My own eyes.

Pay her back the way she also paid,
and double it according to her works.
In the cup in which she mixed,
mix a double portion for her.

General references

A king sitting on a throne to judge
sifts out all evil with his eyes.