Psalm 72:12

New Living Translation

He will rescue the poor when they cry to him; he will help the oppressed, who have no one to defend them.

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:16

and rescue us from those who would cut us off from the inheritance God has given us.

Job 29:12

For I assisted the poor in their need and the orphans who required help.

Job 36:15

But by means of their suffering, he rescues those who suffer. For he gets their attention through adversity.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them.

Psalm 102:17

He will listen to the prayers of the destitute. He will not reject their pleas.

Psalm 102:20

to hear the groans of the prisoners, to release those condemned to die.

Psalm 55:17

Morning, noon, and night I cry out in my distress, and the Lord hears my voice.

Psalm 72:4

Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.

Proverbs 29:7

The godly care about the rights of the poor; the wicked don’t care at all.

Ecclesiastes 4:1

Again, I observed all the oppression that takes place under the sun. I saw the tears of the oppressed, with no one to comfort them. The oppressors have great power, and their victims are helpless.

Isaiah 41:17

“When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

Luke 4:18

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,

Luke 7:22

Then he told John’s disciples, “Go back to John and tell him what you have seen and heard—the blind see, the lame walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor.”

2 Corinthians 8:9

You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able, once and forever, to save those who come to God through him. He lives forever to intercede with God on their behalf.

1 Samuel 22:2

Then others began coming—men who were in trouble or in debt or who were just discontented—until David was the captain of about 400 men.