Mazmur 72:4

72:4 He will defend ¹  the oppressed among the people;

he will deliver ²  the children ³  of the poor

and crush the oppressor.

Mazmur 140:12

140:12 I know ⁴  that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed

and vindicates the poor. ⁵ 

[72:4]  ¹ tn Heb “judge [for].”

[72:4]  ² tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.

[72:4]  ³ tn Heb “sons.”

[140:12]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the Qere and many medieval Hebrew mss in reading a first person verb form here. The Kethib reads the second person.

[140:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the just cause of the poor.”