Psalm 72:4

The Scriptures 1998

Let Him rightly rule the poor of the people, Save the children of the needy, And crush the oppressor.

Cross References

Job 19:2

“How long would you grieve my life, and crush me with words?

Job 34:24

He breaks in pieces the mighty, without inquiry, and puts others in their place.

Psalm 109:31

For He stands at the right hand of the poor, To save from those judging his being.

Psalm 2:9

‘Break them with a rod of iron, Dash them to pieces like a potter’s vessel.’ ”

Psalm 94:5

They crush Your people, O יהוה, And they afflict Your inheritance.

Proverbs 20:26

A wise sovereign winnows out the wrong, And turns the wheel over them.

Isaiah 11:4

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with straightness for the meek ones of the earth, and shall smite the earth with the rod of His mouth, and slay the wrong with the breath of His lips.

Isaiah 42:1

“See, My Servant whom I uphold, My Chosen One My being has delighted in! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He brings forth right-ruling to the nations.

Isaiah 42:3

“A crushed reed He does not break, and smoking flax He does not quench. He brings forth right-ruling in accordance with truth.

Isaiah 9:4

For You shall break the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Miḏ

Zechariah 11:11

So it was broken on that day. And the poor of the flock, who were watching me, knew that it was the word of יהוה.

Zechariah 11:7

So I shepherded the flock meant for slaughter, the truly poor of the flock. And I took for myself two staffs, the one I called Pleasantness, and the other I called Unity, and I shepherded the flock.

Matthew 11:5

“Blind receive sight and lame walk, lepers are cleansed and deaf hear, dead are raised up and poor are brought the Good News.

Revelation 18:20

“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you set-apart emissaries and prophets, for Elohim has completely avenged you on her!”

Revelation 18:24

“And in her was found the blood of prophets and set-apart ones, and of all who were slain on the earth.”

Revelation 19:2

“Because true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great whore who corrupted the earth with her whoring. And He has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.”