Psalm 72:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Let the king defend the poor, rescue the homeless, and crush everyone who hurts them.

Cross References

Job 19:2

How long will you torture me with your words?

Job 34:24

Without asking for advice, God removes mighty leaders and puts others in their place.

Psalm 109:31

You help everyone in need, and you defend them when they are on trial.

Psalm 2:9

You will smash them with an iron rod and shatter them like dishes of clay.”

Psalm 94:5

and they crush and wound your chosen nation, LORD.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise ruler severely punishes every criminal.

Isaiah 11:4

The poor and the needy will be treated with fairness and with justice. His word will be law everywhere in the land, and criminals will be put to death.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:3

He won't break off a bent reed or put out a dying flame, but he will make sure that justice is done.

Isaiah 9:4

You have broken the power of those who abused and enslaved your people. You have rescued them just as you saved your people from Midian.

Zechariah 11:11

The sheep dealers who saw me knew straight away that this was a message from the LORD.

Zechariah 11:7

So I became a shepherd of those sheep doomed to be slaughtered by the sheep dealers. And I gave names to the two sticks I used for tending the sheep: one of them was named “Mercy” and the other “Unity”.

Matthew 11:5

The blind are now able to see, and the lame can walk. People with leprosy are being healed, and the deaf can hear. The dead are raised to life, and the poor are hearing the good news.

Revelation 18:20

The heavens should be happy with God's people and apostles and prophets. God has punished her for them.”

Revelation 18:24

On the streets of Babylon is found the blood of God's people and of his prophets, and everyone else.”

Revelation 19:2

because his judgments are honest and fair. That filthy prostitute ruined the earth with shameful deeds. But God has judged her and made her pay the price for murdering his servants.”