Psalm 72:12

New English Translation

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:16

Yes! The king may listen and deliver his female servant from the hand of the man who seeks to remove both me and my son from the inheritance God has given us!’

Job 29:12

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Job 36:15

He delivers the afflicted by their afflictions, he reveals himself to them by their suffering.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

Psalm 102:17

when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

Psalm 102:20

in order to hear the painful cries of the prisoners, and to set free those condemned to die,

Psalm 55:17

During the evening, morning, and noontime I will lament and moan, and he will hear me.

Psalm 72:4

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

So I again considered all the oppression that continually occurs on earth. This is what I saw: The oppressed were in tears, but no one was comforting them; no one delivers them from the power of their oppressors.

Isaiah 41:17

The oppressed and the poor look for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched from thirst. I, the Lord, will respond to their prayers; I, the God of Israel, will not abandon them.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,

Luke 7:22

So he answered them, “Go tell John what you have seen and heard: The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have good news proclaimed to them.

2 Corinthians 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.

Hebrews 7:25

So he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

1 Samuel 22:2

All those who were in trouble or owed someone money or were discontented gathered around him, and he became their leader. He had about four hundred men with him.