Psalm 72:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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 shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, says the Lord GOD.

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staffs; the one I called Grace, and the other I called Unity; and I fed the flock.

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Break

You shall break them with a rod of iron; you shall dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

They break in pieces your people, O LORD, and afflict your heritage.

How long will you torment my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their place.

A wise king winnows the wicked, and drives the wheel over them.

You are my battle-axe and weapons of war: for with you will I break in pieces the nations, and with you will I destroy kingdoms;

The oppressor

For you have broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

I, even I, am he that comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;

You saw till a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.

And I will encamp about my house because of the army, because of him that passes by, and because of him that returns: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more: for now have I seen with my eyes.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she has filled, fill to her double.

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he has judged the great harlot, who did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

General references

A king that sits in the throne of judgment scatters away all evil with his eyes.