Psalms 72:12 KJV — MannaFest

Psalms 72:12

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

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ASV

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

DBT

For he will deliver the needy who crieth, and the afflicted, who hath no helper;

WEB

For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.

YLT

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

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Psalms — The canon's longest book — 150 Psalms edited into five doxology-bookended books, composed across a millennium, attributed to David, Asaph, Korah's sons, Moses, Solomon, Heman, Ethan, and anonymous voices. A ''Torah of David''; the Bible's longest continuous liturgical-devotional corpus.

Author: David principally (73 Psalms + 2 NT-cited); Asaph, Sons of Korah, Solomon, Moses, Heman, Ethan; ~50 anonymous.
Date: Composed c. 1400 BC (Mosaic Ps 90) through the post-exilic period (Ps 126 ''when the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion''). Roughly a millennium of composition; editorial compilation likely into the Persian period.

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Job 29:12
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
Revelation 3:17–18
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Hebrews 7:25
Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
Psalms 10:17
Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

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He will spare the needy that throw themselves on his mercy, and will not be rigorous and severe with them; he will save their souls, and that is all they desire. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Christ is the poor man's King.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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