“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”
The commitment that the king would deliver the needy and poor articulates that righteous rule is characterized by care for the vulnerable. The reference to those without helpers indicates that the king becomes the advocate for the defenseless. This verse establishes the fundamental orientation of righteous kingship toward the marginalized.
Church Fathers on Psalms 72:12
1. “For Salomon” indeed this Psalm's title is fore-noted: but things are spoken of therein which could not apply to that Salomon king of Israel after the flesh, according to those things which holy Scripture speaks concerning him: but they can most pertinently apply to the Lord Christ. Whence it is perceived, that the very word Salomon is used in a figurative sense, so that in him Christ is to be taken. For Salomon is interpreted peace-maker: and on this account such a word…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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