Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice. New Living Translation Help him judge your people in the right way; let the poor always be treated fairly. English Standard Version May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice! Berean Standard Bible May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. King James Bible He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. New King James Version He will judge Your people with righteousness, And Your poor with justice. New American Standard Bible May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. NASB 1995 May he judge Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. NASB 1977 May he judge Thy people with righteousness, And Thine afflicted with justice. Legacy Standard Bible May he render judgment to Your people with righteousness And Your afflicted with justice. Amplified Bible May he judge Your people with righteousness, And Your afflicted with justice. Christian Standard Bible He will judge your people with righteousness and your afflicted ones with justice. Holman Christian Standard Bible He will judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted ones with justice. American Standard Version He will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice. Aramaic Bible in Plain English That he shall judge your people in righteousness and your poor ones in judgment. Brenton Septuagint Translation that he may judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. Contemporary English Version Let him be honest and fair with all your people, especially the poor. Douay-Rheims Bible Give to the king thy judgment, O God: and to the king's son thy justice: To judge thy people with justice, and thy poor with judgment. English Revised Version He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. GOD'S WORD® Translation so that he may judge your people with righteousness and your oppressed [people] with justice. Good News Translation so that he will rule over your people with justice and govern the oppressed with righteousness. International Standard Version May he rule your people with right decisions and your oppressed ones with justice. JPS Tanakh 1917 That he may judge Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with justice. Literal Standard Version He judges Your people with righteousness, | And Your poor with judgment. Majority Standard Bible May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. New American Bible O God, give your judgment to the king; your justice to the king’s son; That he may govern your people with justice, your oppressed with right judgment, NET Bible Then he will judge your people fairly, and your oppressed ones equitably. New Revised Standard Version May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. New Heart English Bible He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. Webster's Bible Translation He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. World English Bible He will judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice. Young's Literal Translation He judgeth Thy people with righteousness, And Thy poor with judgment. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Endow the King with Your Justice1Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness. 2May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice. 3May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.… Cross References 1 Kings 3:9 Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?" 1 Kings 10:9 Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delighted in you to set you on the throne of Israel. Because of the LORD's eternal love for Israel, He has made you king to carry out justice and righteousness." Psalm 82:3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this. Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him--the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD. Isaiah 11:4 but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips. Isaiah 32:1 Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice. Treasury of Scripture He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with judgment. He shall Psalm 72:12-14 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper… Psalm 45:6,7 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre… 1 Kings 3:5-10 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee… Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. Psalm 12:5 For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. Psalm 82:3,4 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy… Jump to Previous Afflicted Decisions Judge Judgeth Judgment Justice Ones Poor Righteousness True.Jump to Next Afflicted Decisions Judge Judgeth Judgment Justice Ones Poor Righteousness True.Psalm 72 1. David, praying for Solomon, shows the goodness and glory of God's kingdom18. He blessed God Verse 2. - He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment. Then will he have wisdom to judge thy people aright. The wish is in the closest possible agreement with the prayer in 1 Kings 3:6-9. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He will judgeיָדִ֣ין (yā·ḏîn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1777: A straight course, sail direct Your people עַמְּךָ֣ (‘am·mə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with righteousness בְצֶ֑דֶק (ḇə·ṣe·ḏeq) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6664: The right, equity, prosperity and Your afflicted וַעֲנִיֶּ֥יךָ (wa·‘ă·nî·ye·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble with justice. בְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (ḇə·miš·pāṭ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style Links Psalm 72:2 NIVPsalm 72:2 NLT Psalm 72:2 ESV Psalm 72:2 NASB Psalm 72:2 KJV Psalm 72:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 72:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 72:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 72:2 French Bible Psalm 72:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 72:2 He will judge your people with righteousness (Psalm Ps Psa.) |