Psalm 72:2

Tree of Life Version

May he judge Your people with righteousness, and Your poor ones with justice.

Cross References

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness and princes will rule in justice.

Revelation 19:11

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The One riding on it is called Faithful and True, and He judges and makes war in righteousness.

Isaiah 32:17

The result of righteousness will be shalom and the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

Isaiah 9:7

Adonai sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.

Psalm 12:5

They say: “With our tongue we’ll prevail. We own our lips—who can master us?”

Job 34:19

Who shows no partiality before princes, and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

Jeremiah 33:15

In those days and at that time, I will cause a Branch of Righteousness to spring up for David, and He will execute justice and righteousness in the land.

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel has said, the Rock of Israel has spoken to me, ‘He who rules over men righteously, he who rules in the fear of God—

1 Kings 3:28

When all Israel heard of the verdict that the king had given, they were in awe of the king. For they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.

1 Kings 10:9

Blessed be Adonai your God, who delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. It is because of Adonai’s everlasting love for Israel that He made you king, to do justice and righteousness.”

1 Chronicles 29:19

As for my son Solomon, give him a whole heart to keep Your mitzvot, Your decrees and Your statutes, and to fulfill them all and to build the Temple for which I have made provision.”

Proverbs 29:14

If a king judges the poor with truth, his throne will always be secure.

Ezekiel 34:16

“I will seek the lost, bring back the stray, bind up the broken and strengthen the sick. But the fat and the strong I will destroy—I will tend them with justice.