# Psalms 72.13 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 11. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; All nations shall serve him. 12. For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. > > **13. He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.** > > 14. He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence; And precious will their blood be in his sight: 15. And they shall live; and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: And men shall pray for him continually; They shall bless him all the day long. (Psalms 72:11-15, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 11. Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him. 12. For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. > > **13. He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy.** > > 14. He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight. 15. They shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba. Men shall pray for him continually. They shall bless him all day long. (Psalms 72:11-15, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 11. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him. 12. For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper. > > **13. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.** > > 14. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15. And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised. shall be given: Heb. one shall give (Psalms 72:11-15, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 11. And all kings do bow themselves to him, All nations do serve him, 12. For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper, > > **13. He hath pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he saveth,** > > 14. From fraud and from violence he redeemeth their soul, And precious is their blood in his eyes. 15. And he liveth, and giveth to him of the gold of Sheba, And prayeth for him continually, All the day he doth bless him. (Psalms 72:11-15, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.