For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
The verse foretells a righteous king whose reign is marked by pity, mercy and protection, delivering the needy when they cry out, including the poor and those with no helper. Solomon was appointed in sacred trust to fulfill that prophecy for God's glory, but pride, self-sufficiency and exaltation, desire for political power and self-aggrandizement, alliances with heathen nations, conformity to the world, and finally idolatry corrupted his life and marred his reign, so what was promised was not fully accomplished in him. Its full hope rests in the Messiah and in Christ's present work, for He hears the cry of souls perishing in ignorance and sin, and the cry of one ready to perish swiftly enters His ear, and as Advocate ever making intercession He sympathizes with the tempted because He suffered being tempted and was made like those He came to help. He does not forsake those who surrender their lives to His service but remains with them as Guide, sure Counselor and sympathizing Friend, delivering them in perplexity, sorrow and loneliness even when ignorance leads them to missteps, and when no earthly tribunal will do justice He Himself interposes to punish oppression and rescue the helpless from deceit and violence. This sure deliverance leaves no place for despair or for misrepresenting Him as a hard Master, but gives ground for unwavering trust in One who never forsakes any soul that trusts Him, and it obligates His people to work on His lines as advocates of those needing help, ministering with Christlike love and words of compassion to weary and discouraged souls.
Righteous King Foretold
The verse describes a righteous king who delivers people in need when they cry out, including the poor and those without anyone to help them. Pity, mercy, and protection of the helpless are the mark of the righteous reign envisioned for Solomon if he follows God's instruction. His rule was to be a reign of righteousness marked by this mercy toward his subjects and by care for those who have no helper.
The verse belongs to an inspired prophecy of the reign Solomon was appointed to fulfill as king, exalted to a position of sacred trust to carry out a work of righteousness and bring glory to the God of Israel. His entire history could have been in accordance with it. But pride, self-sufficiency, self-exaltation, desire for political power and self-aggrandizement, alliances with heathen nations, conformity to worldly customs, and at last idolatry corrupted his life and marred his reign, so that what was promised was not fully accomplished in him.
David's words in Psalm 72:8-15 lead the church's intercession for the salvation of souls throughout the earth. The verse promises that the Messiah will deliver the needy when he cries, the poor and him that has no helper, by casting down the pride of the oppressor. John the Baptist in his dungeon watched for Jesus as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to fulfill this with kingly power by breaking the Roman yoke resting on Israel, judging Herod, and setting His herald free. When Jesus instead gathered disciples, healed and taught the people, and ate at the tables of the publicans while the yoke grew heavier, Herod worked his will, and the cries of the poor and suffering went up to heaven, the delay became a mystery beyond John's fathoming and shook him with doubt whether the long-hoped-for Deliverer had appeared.
God Delivers Crying Needy
The verse shows Jesus working for needy sinners as Advocate in the heavenly courts, ever making intercession for them. He hears the cry of souls perishing in ignorance and sin, and delivers the needy, the poor, and those who have no helper. The cry of one ready to perish finds swift entrance to His ear. Because He suffered being tempted and was made in all things like those He came to help, He always sympathizes with the tempted whom Satan seeks to destroy, has compassion on the ignorant and those out of the way, and is able to help in perplexity.
The verse shows that Christ delivers the needy when they cry and call to Him, the poor and those with no helper and no other helper. He does not forsake those who surrender their lives to His service. For them no position is left without provision from God. Christ remains with them as Guide to direct the way, sure and dependable Counselor in perplexity, and sympathizing Friend in sorrow, bereavement, and loneliness, and He does not leave or abandon them even when ignorance leads them to make missteps and mistakes.
The verse shows that God delivers His needy, poor, and helpless people when they cry to Him under affliction. Even when men inspired by Satan, including men professing to serve God, persecute God's people for doctrine with lies, fury, bodily pain, and taking of temporal life, permission of that tyranny does not mean God does not care. His people have been bought by Christ's death, remain in their Creator's hands under His charge, are strengthened by His Spirit to endure, and their true life hid with Christ cannot be touched. He spares the poor and needy, saves their souls, rescues them from deceit and violence, and treats their lifeblood as costly and their death as valued by Him.
The verse shows that when men in power oppress and spoil their fellow men and no earthly tribunal can be found to do justice, God Himself interposes in behalf of the needy, the poor, and him that hath no helper and cannot defend himself. He punishes every act of oppression, and no earthly wisdom can secure wrongdoers against the judgments of heaven. When men put their trust in earthly powers instead of their Maker and become lifted up in pride and self-confidence, God in His own time makes them to be despised.
Trust and Share Help
The Lord answers the needy when they cry and delivers the poor and those without help, and His care is sure ground for trust rather than despair or dependence on changing feelings. He never forsakes any soul that puts trust in Him, does not leave His wounded and bruised sheep to be torn by Satan, but ever strengthens His own when they are weak and delivers the tried and tempted from the enemy's power. Because believers were bought with the price of Calvary and belong to God, they are to be strengthened, established, rooted and grounded and built up in the most holy faith, following Jesus as Light and Truth and Life instead of walking in the shadow of darkness or in the fire and sparks of their own kindling and feelings. To walk depressed in garments of heaviness and mourning and to fluctuate between hope and fear does great injustice to the Saviour, grieves His heart after unmistakable evidence of His love, and misrepresents Him as a hard, tyrannical Master.
God hears and helps the needy when they cry, so children who are tempted to do wrong can ask God in faith for strength and He will aid them. He sends angels to guide them away from evil and to help them do right.
Christ works for needy sinners as Advocate in the heavenly courts, ever making intercession for them, and the cry of one ready to perish finds swift entrance to His ear so that He delivers the needy when he cries, the poor and him that has no helper. Because He suffered being tempted and was made in all things like those He came to help, He always sympathizes with the tempted whom Satan seeks to destroy, has compassion on the ignorant and those out of the way, and is able to help in perplexity. His work obligates those striving to be like Him to work on His lines, being advocates of those in need of help, working for one another, and promoting unity and harmony. They are to minister with Christlike love and words of compassion to weary, discouraged souls.
The verse foretells a righteous king whose reign is marked by pity, mercy and protection, delivering the needy when they cry out, including the poor and those with no helper. Solomon was appointed in sacred trust to fulfill that prophecy for God's glory, but pride, self-sufficiency and exaltation, desire for political power and self-aggrandizement, alliances with heathen nations, conformity to the world, and finally idolatry corrupted his life and marred his reign, so what was promised was not fully accomplished in him. Its full hope rests in the Messiah and in Christ's present work, for He hears the cry of souls perishing in ignorance and sin, and the cry of one ready to perish swiftly enters His ear, and as Advocate ever making intercession He sympathizes with the tempted because He suffered being tempted and was made like those He came to help. He does not forsake those who surrender their lives to His service but remains with them as Guide, sure Counselor and sympathizing Friend, delivering them in perplexity, sorrow and loneliness even when ignorance leads them to missteps, and when no earthly tribunal will do justice He Himself interposes to punish oppression and rescue the helpless from deceit and violence. This sure deliverance leaves no place for despair or for misrepresenting Him as a hard Master, but gives ground for unwavering trust in One who never forsakes any soul that trusts Him, and it obligates His people to work on His lines as advocates of those needing help, ministering with Christlike love and words of compassion to weary and discouraged souls.
Righteous King Foretold
The verse describes a righteous king who delivers people in need when they cry out, including the poor and those without anyone to help them. Pity, mercy, and protection of the helpless are the mark of the righteous reign envisioned for Solomon if he follows God's instruction. His rule was to be a reign of righteousness marked by this mercy toward his subjects and by care for those who have no helper.
The verse belongs to an inspired prophecy of the reign Solomon was appointed to fulfill as king, exalted to a position of sacred trust to carry out a work of righteousness and bring glory to the God of Israel. His entire history could have been in accordance with it. But pride, self-sufficiency, self-exaltation, desire for political power and self-aggrandizement, alliances with heathen nations, conformity to worldly customs, and at last idolatry corrupted his life and marred his reign, so that what was promised was not fully accomplished in him.
David's words in Psalm 72:8-15 lead the church's intercession for the salvation of souls throughout the earth. The verse promises that the Messiah will deliver the needy when he cries, the poor and him that has no helper, by casting down the pride of the oppressor. John the Baptist in his dungeon watched for Jesus as the Lion of the tribe of Judah to fulfill this with kingly power by breaking the Roman yoke resting on Israel, judging Herod, and setting His herald free. When Jesus instead gathered disciples, healed and taught the people, and ate at the tables of the publicans while the yoke grew heavier, Herod worked his will, and the cries of the poor and suffering went up to heaven, the delay became a mystery beyond John's fathoming and shook him with doubt whether the long-hoped-for Deliverer had appeared.
God Delivers Crying Needy
The verse shows Jesus working for needy sinners as Advocate in the heavenly courts, ever making intercession for them. He hears the cry of souls perishing in ignorance and sin, and delivers the needy, the poor, and those who have no helper. The cry of one ready to perish finds swift entrance to His ear. Because He suffered being tempted and was made in all things like those He came to help, He always sympathizes with the tempted whom Satan seeks to destroy, has compassion on the ignorant and those out of the way, and is able to help in perplexity.
The verse shows that Christ delivers the needy when they cry and call to Him, the poor and those with no helper and no other helper. He does not forsake those who surrender their lives to His service. For them no position is left without provision from God. Christ remains with them as Guide to direct the way, sure and dependable Counselor in perplexity, and sympathizing Friend in sorrow, bereavement, and loneliness, and He does not leave or abandon them even when ignorance leads them to make missteps and mistakes.
The verse shows that God delivers His needy, poor, and helpless people when they cry to Him under affliction. Even when men inspired by Satan, including men professing to serve God, persecute God's people for doctrine with lies, fury, bodily pain, and taking of temporal life, permission of that tyranny does not mean God does not care. His people have been bought by Christ's death, remain in their Creator's hands under His charge, are strengthened by His Spirit to endure, and their true life hid with Christ cannot be touched. He spares the poor and needy, saves their souls, rescues them from deceit and violence, and treats their lifeblood as costly and their death as valued by Him.
The verse shows that when men in power oppress and spoil their fellow men and no earthly tribunal can be found to do justice, God Himself interposes in behalf of the needy, the poor, and him that hath no helper and cannot defend himself. He punishes every act of oppression, and no earthly wisdom can secure wrongdoers against the judgments of heaven. When men put their trust in earthly powers instead of their Maker and become lifted up in pride and self-confidence, God in His own time makes them to be despised.
Trust and Share Help
The Lord answers the needy when they cry and delivers the poor and those without help, and His care is sure ground for trust rather than despair or dependence on changing feelings. He never forsakes any soul that puts trust in Him, does not leave His wounded and bruised sheep to be torn by Satan, but ever strengthens His own when they are weak and delivers the tried and tempted from the enemy's power. Because believers were bought with the price of Calvary and belong to God, they are to be strengthened, established, rooted and grounded and built up in the most holy faith, following Jesus as Light and Truth and Life instead of walking in the shadow of darkness or in the fire and sparks of their own kindling and feelings. To walk depressed in garments of heaviness and mourning and to fluctuate between hope and fear does great injustice to the Saviour, grieves His heart after unmistakable evidence of His love, and misrepresents Him as a hard, tyrannical Master.
God hears and helps the needy when they cry, so children who are tempted to do wrong can ask God in faith for strength and He will aid them. He sends angels to guide them away from evil and to help them do right.
Christ works for needy sinners as Advocate in the heavenly courts, ever making intercession for them, and the cry of one ready to perish finds swift entrance to His ear so that He delivers the needy when he cries, the poor and him that has no helper. Because He suffered being tempted and was made in all things like those He came to help, He always sympathizes with the tempted whom Satan seeks to destroy, has compassion on the ignorant and those out of the way, and is able to help in perplexity. His work obligates those striving to be like Him to work on His lines, being advocates of those in need of help, working for one another, and promoting unity and harmony. They are to minister with Christlike love and words of compassion to weary, discouraged souls.