72:4 He will defend 1 the oppressed among the people;
he will deliver 2 the children 3 of the poor
and crush the oppressor.
72:12 For he will rescue the needy 4 when they cry out for help,
and the oppressed 5 who have no defender.
72:13 He will take pity 6 on the poor and needy;
the lives of the needy he will save.
1 tn Heb “judge [for].”
2 tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.
3 tn Heb “sons.”
4 tn The singular is representative. The typical needy individual here represents the entire group.
5 tn The singular is representative. The typical oppressed individual here represents the entire group.
6 tn The prefixed verb form is best understood as a defectively written imperfect (see Deut 7:16).