Psalm 72:12

Good News Translation

He rescues the poor who call to him, and those who are needy and neglected.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:16

I thought you would listen to me and save me from the one who is trying to kill my son and me and so remove us from the land God gave his people.

Job 29:12

When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.

Job 36:15

But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes.

Psalm 10:17

You will listen, O Lord, to the prayers of the lowly; you will give them courage.

Psalm 102:17

He will hear his forsaken people and listen to their prayer.

Psalm 102:20

He heard the groans of prisoners and set free those who were condemned to die.

Psalm 55:17

Morning, noon, and night my complaints and groans go up to him, and he will hear my voice.

Psalm 72:4

May the king judge the poor fairly; may he help the needy and defeat their oppressors.

Proverbs 29:7

A good person knows the rights of the poor, but wicked people cannot understand such things.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Then I looked again at all the injustice that goes on in this world. The oppressed were crying, and no one would help them. No one would help them, because their oppressors had power on their side.

Isaiah 41:17

“When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer their prayer; I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has chosen me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed

Luke 7:22

He answered John's messengers, “Go back and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind can see, the lame can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf can hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is preached to the poor.

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ; rich as he was, he made himself poor for your sake, in order to make you rich by means of his poverty.

Hebrews 7:25

And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives forever to plead with God for them.

1 Samuel 22:2

People who were oppressed or in debt or dissatisfied went to him, about four hundred men in all, and he became their leader.