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Psa. 72:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressorf.

Isa. 51:12‑13• ¹²I, I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art] thou, that thou art afraid of weak man [that] shall die, and of the son of man [that] shall be made [as] grass;
¹³and thou hast forgotten Jehovah thy Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and thou fearest continually all the day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he maketh ready to destroy? And where [is] the fury of the oppressor? (Isa. 51:12‑13)

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Rev. 12:10• ¹⁰And I heard a loud voice in the heaven, saying, Now is come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast out that accused them before our God day and night. (Rev. 12:10)

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He shall judge.

Psa. 72:12‑14• ¹²For he will deliver the needy that crieth{HR}And the afflicted that hath no helper.
¹³He will have pity on a poor and needy one,{HR}And the souls of the needy will he save.
¹⁴From fraud and from violence will he redeem their soul,{HR}And precious shall their blood be in his sight. (Psa. 72:12‑14)

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Psa. 109:31• ³¹For he standeth on the right hand of the needy{HR}To save [him] from those that judge his soul. (Psa. 109:31)

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Isa. 11:4• ⁴but with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked [one]. (Isa. 11:4)

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Ezek. 34:15‑16• ¹⁵I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord Jehovah.
¹⁶I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that which was driven away, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment. (Ezek. 34:15‑16)

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Zech. 11:7,11• ⁷And I will feed the flock of slaughter, even you, O poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.
¹¹And it was broken in that day; and so the poor of the flock that gave heed to me knew that it was the word of Jehovah. (Zech. 11:7,11)

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Matt. 11:5• ⁵Blind [men] see and lame walk; lepers are cleansed, and deaf hear; and dead are raised, and poor have glad tidings preached to them: (Matt. 11:5)

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Psa. 2:9• ⁹Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron;{HR}As a potter's vessel shalt thou dash them in pieces." (Psa. 2:9)

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Psa. 94:5• ⁵They break in pieces thy people, O Jehovah,{HR}And afflict thine heritage. (Psa. 94:5)

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Job 19:2• ²How long will ye vex my soul,{HR}And crush me to pieces with words? (Job 19:2)

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Job 34:24• ²⁴He breaketh the mighty without inquiry,{HR}And he setteth up others in their stead. (Job 34:24)

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Prov. 20:26• ²⁶A wise king scattereth the wicked,{HR}And bringeth the wheel over them. (Prov. 20:26)

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the oppressor.

Isa. 9:4• ⁴For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian. (Isa. 9:4)

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Dan. 2:34‑35• ³⁴Thou sawest till a stone was cut out without hands; and it smote the image upon its feet of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces.
³⁵Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold broken in pieces together, and they became like the chaff of the summer threshing-floors; and the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. (Dan. 2:34‑35)

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Zech. 9:8‑10• ⁸And I will encamp about mine house because of the army, because of him that passeth by, and because of him that returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them anymore: for now have I seen with mine eyes.
⁹Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
¹⁰And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the horse from Jerusalem; and the battle-bow shall be cut off. And he shall speak peace unto the nations; and his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from the river to the ends of the earth. (Zech. 9:8‑10)

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Rev. 18:6‑8,20,24• ⁶Render to her as she also rendered, and double [the] double according to her works: in the cup which she mixed mix to her double.
⁷How much she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her. Because in her heart she saith, I sit a queen and am no widow and shall in no wise see mourning;
⁸therefore in one day shall her plagues come, death and mourning and famine; and she shall be utterly burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God that judged her.
²⁰Rejoice over her, O heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets: for God hath judged your judgment on her.
²⁴And in her the blood of prophets and of saints was found, and of all that were slain on the earth. (Rev. 18:6‑8,20,24)

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Rev. 19:2• ²for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand. (Rev. 19:2)

J. N. Darby Translation

He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor.

W. Kelly Translation

He will judge the afflicted of the people,{HR}He will save the sons of the needy,{HR}And will crush the oppressor.