King James Version
Psalms 72:4 in the King James Version says “He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 72 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.”
Psalms 72:4 · KJV
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure, throughout all generations.
He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass: as showers that water the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He shall judge”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
“of the people”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
“he shall save”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
“the children”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“and shall break in pieces”
H1792to crumble; transitively, to bruise (literally or figuratively)
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