Psalm 72:13
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חוּס
chûwç
properly, to cover, i.e. (figuratively) to compassionate
עָנִי
ʻânîy
depressed, in mind or circumstances
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
Key Terms in This Verse
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →Cross References
I 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;...
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.
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