The king will listen to me and save me from the man who wants to kill me and my son. That man just wants to keep us from getting the things God gave us.’
Psalm 72:12 - Easy To Read Version Our king helps the helpless.\par Our king helps poor, helpless people.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; The poor also, and him that hath no helper. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper. American Standard Version (1901) For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. Common English Bible Let it be so, because he delivers the needy who cry out, the poor, and those who have no helper. Catholic Public Domain Version Behold, these are sinners, and, abounding in this age, they have obtained riches. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold these are sinners; and yet abounding in the world they have obtained riches. |
The king will listen to me and save me from the man who wants to kill me and my son. That man just wants to keep us from getting the things God gave us.’
Why? Because when the poor person\par cried out for help, I helped.\par And I helped the child that had no parents\par and no one to care for him.\par
But God will humble people\par from their troubles.\par God uses those troubles\par to make people wake up\par and listen to him.\par
Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par
God will answer the prayers\par of the people he left alive.\par God will listen to their prayers.\par
And he will hear the prisoner’s prayers.\par He will free the people\par who were condemned to die.\par
I speak to God evening, morning, and noon.\par I tell him what upsets me,\par and he listens to me!\par
Let the king be fair to the poor people.\par Let him help the helpless.\par Let him punish the people who hurt them.\par
Good people want to do the right thing for poor people. But evil people don’t care.
Again I saw that many people are treated badly. I saw their tears. And I saw that there was no one to comfort those sad people. I saw cruel people had all the power. And I saw that there was no one to comfort the people they hurt.
“The poor and needy people look for water,\par but they can’t find any.\par They are thirsty.\par Their tongues are very dry.\par I will answer their prayers.\par I will not leave them and let them die.\par
“The Spirit of the Lord (God) has come to me.\par God chose me to tell good news to people\par that are poor.\par God sent me to tell people who are\par prisoners that they are free,\par and to tell the blind people\par that they can see again.\par God sent me to free the weak people\par from their suffering\par
Then Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go tell John the things that you saw and heard here. Blind people are healed and can see. Crippled people are healed and can walk. People with leprosy {\cf2\super [130]} are healed. Deaf people are healed and can hear. Dead people are given life. And the Good News \{about God’s kingdom\} is given to the poor people.
You know the grace (kindness) of our Lord Jesus Christ. You know that Christ was rich \{with God\}, but for you he became poor. Christ did this so that you could become rich by his becoming poor.
So Christ can save those people who come to God through him. Christ can do this forever, because he always lives, ready to help people when they come before God.
Many people joined David. There were men who were in some kind of trouble. And there were men who owed a lot of money. And there were men who were just not satisfied with life. All those kinds of people joined David, and David became their leader. David had about 400 men with him.