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Psalms 72:12 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 72:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 72:128 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יַ֭צִּילyaṣiyl
he will deliververbH5337
at all · deliver · escape · without fail ···
אֶבְי֣וֹןʾebəywōn
the needyadjH34
needy · poor
מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַməšawēʿa
who cries for helpverbH7768
out) · shout
וְ֝/עָנִ֗יwəʿāniy
and the poorconjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
וְֽ/אֵיןwəʾēyn
and notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
עֹזֵ֥רʿōzēr
a helperverbH5826
succour
לֽ/וֹlwō
pron
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 72 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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