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Psalm 72

Psa. 72:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He shall spare
chuwc (Hebrew #2347)
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
KJV usage: pity, regard, spare.
Pronounce: khoos
Origin: a primitive root
the poor
dal (Hebrew #1800)
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
KJV usage: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker.
Pronounce: dal
Origin: from 1809
and needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
, and shall save
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
the souls
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
of the needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
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Poor,
Soul; Spirit

Cross References

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shall save.
Psa. 109:31• 31For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul. (Psa. 109:31)
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Job 5:15‑16• 15And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
 16So the poor hath what he hopeth for, and unrighteousness stoppeth her mouth. (Job 5:15‑16)
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Ezek. 34:16• 16I will seek the lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up the broken, and will strengthen that which was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong: I will feed them with judgment. (Ezek. 34:16)
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Matt. 5:3• 3Blessed are the poor in spirit, for *theirs* is the kingdom of the heavens. (Matt. 5:3)
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Matt. 18:11• 11For the Son of man has come to save that which was lost. (Matt. 18:11)
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James 2:5‑6• 5Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?
 6But *ye* have despised the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and do not *they* drag you before the tribunals? (James 2:5‑6)

J. N. Darby Translation

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He will have compassion on the poor and needy, and will save the souls of the needy: