Psalms 72:4
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 72
“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”Psalms 72:4
What Does Psalms 72:4 Mean?
Psalms 72:4 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 72, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 72:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 68:5“A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.”Psalms 72:12“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”Isaiah 11:4“But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.”Ezekiel 34:15“I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord GOD.”Psalms 109:31“For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.”Psalms 9:18“For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.”Job 36:6“He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.”Psalms 140:12“I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.”Zechariah 9:8“And I will encamp about mine 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 mine eyes.”Job 34:24“He shall break in pieces mighty men without number, and set others in their stead.”Psalms 2:9“Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”Psalms 94:5“They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.”Proverbs 20:26“A wise king scattereth the wicked, and bringeth the wheel over them.”Isaiah 9:4“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.”Jeremiah 20:13“Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.”Daniel 2:34“Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.”Zechariah 7:10“And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.”Zechariah 11:7“And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.”Matthew 11:5“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.”Revelation 18:6“Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double.”
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