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 poor when he crieth, and the needy that hath no help.

for he standeth at the righthand of the poor, to save him from such as condemn his soul.

But he shall judge the causes of the poor with righteousness, and shall rebuke with equity for the humble of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall slay the wicked.

I will feed my sheep myself, and bring them to their rest, sayeth the LORD God.

I myself fed the slaughter sheep, and poor flock verily; and took unto me two staffs: the one I called 'Loving Meekness,' the other I called 'Woe.' And so I kept the sheep.

The blind see, the halt go, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are risen again, and the glad tidings is preached to the poor.

Break

Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel."

They smite down thy people, O LORD, and trouble thine heritage.

"How long will ye vex my mind, and trouble me with words?

Many a one, yea innumerable doth he punish, and setteth others in their stead.

A wise king destroyeth the ungodly, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Thou breakest my weapons of war, and yet through thee I have scattered the nations and kingdoms;

The oppressor

For thou shalt break the yoke of the people's burden: the staff of his shoulder and the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

Yea I, I am even he, that in all things giveth you consolation. What art thou then, that fearest a mortal man; the child of man, which goeth away as doeth the flour,

Thou beheldest it till a stone was cut without hands, which smote the image upon the feet that were both of iron and earth, and brake them to powder.

And so will I compass my house round about with my men of war going to and fro: that no oppressor come upon them any more. For that have I seen now with mine eyes.

Reward her even as she rewarded you, and give her double according to her works. And pour in double to her in the same cup which she filled unto you.

for true and righteous are his judgments, for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants of her hand."

General references

A king that sitteth in judgment, and looketh well about him, driveth away all evil.