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 crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

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

But with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked.

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

And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took to me two staffs; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; 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, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Break

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

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

How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?

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

A wise king scatterreth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.

Thou art my battle-ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;

The oppressor

For thou hast 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 comforteth you: who art thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man who shall be made as grass;

Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his 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 passeth by, and because of him that returneth: 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 to her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled, fill to her double.

For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great harlot, who corrupted the earth with her lewdness, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.

General references

A king that sitteth on the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.