He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
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He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
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He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
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He will have pity on the poor and needy, and the souls of the needy he will save.
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Passages linked to Psalms 72:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Ezekiel 34:16 “I will seek that which was lost, and will bring back that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong. I will feed them in justice.” ’
- Psalms 109:31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
- Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.
- Job 5:15-16 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
- Matthew 18:10 See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.
- James 2:5-6 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him? But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy,…
Psa 72:13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Ver. 13. He shall spare the poor and needy] Hereby David showeth his son and all his successors, Qualis debeat esse rex bonus, what manner of man a king ought to be. Regiment without righteousness turneth into tyranny; it is but robbery with authority. O. Scipio Nasica for his good government was surnamed Optimus by the Senate, and had a house given him at the public charge, in Via Sacra, that the poor might repair to him.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The souls, properly so called; this being Christ’s proper…
The souls, properly so called; this being Christ’s proper work to save souls; or, the lives, which oppressors shall endeavour to take away.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain He shall spare the poor and needy,.... Pity them,…
He shall spare the poor and needy,.... Pity them, have mercy and compassion on them, and sympathize with them; such an one is Christ, a merciful King, as well as High Priest, who is touched with a feeling of his people's infirmities, and who in his love and pity has redeemed them;
and shall save the souls of the needy; not to the exclusion of their bodies, which are also his care and charge, are bought with his blood, are preserved by him, will be raised from the dead, and made like his glorious body; but souls are mentioned as being the most excellent part of man, and which having sinned, are liable to damnation and the second death; and are therefore the special objects of redemption and salvation; these are saved by him from all their sins, and from wrath to come they deserve; hence his name is called "Jesus", a Saviour.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain He shall spare the poor and needy - He…
He shall spare the poor and needy - He will have pity on; he will show mercy or favor to them.
And shall save the souls of the needy - Will guard and defend them; will be their protector and friend. His administration will have special respect to those who are commonly overlooked, and who are exposed to oppression and wrong.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. He shall have pity on the weak and…
13. He shall have pity on the weak and needy,
And the souls of the needy shall he save.
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The weak may include the sick as well as the poor. Cp. Psa_40:1; Psa_82:3-4; Isa_10:1; Isa_11:4; Amo_4:1. Souls primarily = lives, and so in Psa_72:14.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He shall spare the poor and needy; or, the…
He shall spare the poor and needy; or, the weak and needy. And shall save the souls of the needy. He shall not merely deliver them from their cruel oppressors in this life (ver. 4), but also give health and life to their souls.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 13. He shall spare the poor and needy.…
Ver. 13. He shall spare the poor and needy. His pity shall be manifested to them; he will not allow their trials to overwhelm them; his rod of correction shall fall lightly; he will be sparing of his rebukes, and not sparing in his consolations.
And shall save the souls of the needy. His is the dominion of souls, a spiritual and not a worldly empire; and the needy, that is to say, the consciously unworthy and weak, shall find that he will give them his salvation. Jesus calls not the righteous, but sinners to repentance. He does not attempt the superfluous work of aiding proud Pharisees to air their vanity; but he is careful of poor Publicans whose eyes dare not look up to heaven by reason of their sense of sin. We ought to be anxious to be among these needy ones whom the Great King so highly favours.
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Ver. 13. He shall spare; more correctly, compassionate or comfort the poor and needy; and shall save their souls, or preserve the lives of the needy. William Henry Alexander, in "The Book of Praises: being the Book of Psalms... with Notes Original and Selected." 1867.
Ver. 13. And shall save the souls of the needy. Scipio used to say, that he would rather save a single citizen than slay a thousand enemies. Of this mind ought all princes to be towards their subjects; but this affection and love rose to the highest excellence and power in the breast of Christ. So ardent is his love for his own, that he suffers not one of them to perish, but leads them to full salvation, and, opposing himself to both devils and tyrants who seek to destroy their souls, he constrains their fury and confounds their rage. Mollerus.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He has pity on the poor and needy
He has pity on the poor and needy
"He wants to stop the poor and needy from suffering"
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the poor and needy
Here the nominal adjectives "poor" and "needy" mean basically the same thing and emphasize that they are unable to help themselves. AT: "those who are poor and those who are needy" (See: Doublet and Nominal Adjectives)
redeems their lives
Here "lives" refers to the whole person. AT: "redeems them" or "saves them" or "rescues them" (See: Synecdoche)
oppression and violence
These two words mean basically the same thing and emphasize how badly the needy suffer. These abstract nouns can be stated as verbs. AT: "those who oppress them and hurt them" (See: Doublet and Abstract Nouns)
their blood is precious in his sight
Here "their blood" is a metonym for their well-being. The sight of Yahweh represents his judgment or evaluation. AT: "their well-being is very important to him" or "he wants them to live well" (See: Metonymy)
in his sight
See how this phrase is translated in Psalms 19:14.
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save
redeem
oppress
blood
precious
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 72:13 Like a father, the king feels pity for…
72:13 Like a father, the king feels pity for those in need (see Mal 3:17).
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