Discovery BoxPsalms 72:12 
Context72:12 For he will rescue the needy 1 when they cry out for help,
and the oppressed 2 who have no defender.
Psalms 107:41
Context107:41 Yet he protected 3 the needy from oppression,
and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.
Psalms 109:16
Context109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; 4
he harassed the oppressed and needy,
and killed the disheartened. 5
Psalms 109:31
Context109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to deliver him from those who threaten 6 his life.
1 tn The singular is representative. The typical needy individual here represents the entire group.
2 tn The singular is representative. The typical oppressed individual here represents the entire group.
3 tn Heb “set on high.”
4 tn Heb “he did not remember to do loyal love.”
5 tn Heb “and he chased an oppressed and needy man, and one timid of heart to put [him] to death.”
6 tn Heb “judge.”
