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Psalm 72:14
He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
12For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
13He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.
14He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.
15He will live; and Sheba’s gold will be given to him. Men will pray for him continually. They will bless him all day long.
16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
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The word “precious” makes the king’s response to oppression personal: the poor person’s life matters to him, and violence against them demands rescue.
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Psalm 116:15Precious in the LORD’s sight is the death of his saints.Both passages use “precious” for human life or death in the sight of the one who values them.
Genesis 4:10The LORD said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries to me from the ground.Abel’s blood cries to God from the ground, while Psalm 72 describes a king who regards the blood of the oppressed as precious.
Numbers 31:49They said to Moses, “Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.The shared thread is limited: Psalm 72 values lives threatened by violence, while the officers report that none of their men are missing.
Luke 1:68–75“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;Both passages speak of redemption: the king redeems the oppressed, and Luke praises God for redeeming his people.
Revelation 19:2for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the …Both passages treat shed blood as mattering: Psalm 72 promises rescue from violence, and Revelation describes God avenging his servants’ blood.
1 Thessalonians 2:15–16who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,Both passages speak of violence against people; Psalm 72 promises rescue, while Paul describes killing and expulsion.
Psalm 69:18Draw near to my soul and redeem it. Ransom me because of my enemies.Both passages speak of redeeming a soul from danger, one as a promise and the other as a plea.
2 Samuel 4:9David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, “As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all …David speaks of the LORD redeeming his soul from adversity, sharing Psalm 72’s language of rescue from harm.
Psalm 130:8He will redeem Israel from all their sins.Both passages promise redemption, though Psalm 72 names oppression and violence while Psalm 130 names Israel’s sins.
Revelation 17:6I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. When I saw her, I wondered with great amazement.Both passages name the blood of people subjected to violence; Psalm 72 values their lives, while Revelation depicts their slaughter.
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.Rescue from violence is explicit in both passages, with David naming God as his savior and refuge.
1 Chronicles 11:19and said, “My God forbid me, that I should do this! Shall I drink the blood of these men who have put their lives in jeopardy?” For they risked their lives to …Both passages connect blood with the value of human life: David refuses water obtained through his men’s mortal risk.
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This prayer to God describes a king who acts to rescue the oppressed. His care reaches people without a helper; their lives are precious in his sight.
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