Psalm 72:4

A Prayer For The King

³ The mountains also shall bring peace, and the little hills righteousness unto the people. ⁴ He shall keep the simple folk by their right, defend the children of the poor, and punish the wrongdoer. ⁵ Thou shalt be feared as long as the sun and moon endureth, from one generation to another.

Cause of the Poor

Justice to the Afflicted

Isaiah 11:4

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.

Job 19:2

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

Job 34:24

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

Psalm 2:9

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

Psalm 72:12-14

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

Psalm 94:5

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

Psalm 109:31

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

Proverbs 20:26

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

Isaiah 9:4

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.

Isaiah 51:12-13

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,

Jeremiah 51:20-23

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

Ezekiel 34:15-16

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

Daniel 2:34-35

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.

Zechariah 9:8-10

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.

Zechariah 11:7

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.

Zechariah 11:11

And so it was broken in that day. Then the poor simple sheep that had a respect unto me, knew thereby that it was the word of the LORD.

Matthew 11:5

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.

Revelation 18:6-8

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.

Revelation 18:20

Rejoice over her thou heaven, and ye holy apostles, and prophets: for God hath given your judgment on her."

Revelation 18:24

and in her was found the blood of the prophets, and of the saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth."

Revelation 19:2

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."