What do YOU think about Psalms 72:13 Where God says"tHE Soul of tHE Poor Ones (HE) Will Save" ........... jw

Question

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Answer 1

You are probably aware that Psalm 72 is recognised as a prophecy pertaining to Christ and the Messianic kingdom.

It's important to read passages of Scripture in the context in which they are set in order to get the full flavour of what they are referring to, so reading from verse 12


12For He delivers the needy when he calls out, the poor also and him who has no helper.

13He will have pity on the poor and weak and needy and will save the lives of the needy.

14He will redeem their lives from oppression and fraud and violence, and precious and costly shall their blood be in His sight. (Amplified Bible)

This passage is pointing to the compassionate nature of the Messianic Kingdom.

Versr 12 points out that the Messiah will have compassion for those that call out to him, even saving their lives (verse 13). He will rescue those who have sufferred oppression, and bring them into a close relationship with himself.(verse 14)

Answer 2

This is the prayer of King David for his son Solomon and for Solomon to reign as the righteous king. This "save" is not salvation, but saving them from violence by others who would mistreat them. The prayer is such an ideal kingship that only Christ Himself could fulfill it.

The last verse in chapter 72 verse 20 says, "The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. The first verse starts out
"Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son." King David's son was Solomon.

Answer 3

This part of scripture falls in line with:

Matthew 5:3
"Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven."

So what's "poor in spirit" mean, you might be asking. This leads us to more scripture;

Luke 18:10-14
Two people want up to the temple to pray, one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector. The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself.

'O God, I think you that I am not like the rest of humanity, greedy, dishonest, adulterous or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and I pay tithes on my whole income.'

But the tax collector stood off at a distance and would not even raise his eyes to heaven but beat his breast and prayed,

'O God, be merciful to me a sinner.'

I tell you, the latter went home justified, not the former, for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled and the one who humbles himself will be exalted."

God wants us to be poor in spirit, IE, that we recognize that we are sinners and only by the grace of God that we are saved.

Answer 4

What do YOU think about Matthew 5:44-45 where Jesus says "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."

(YOU) are "taught" to HATE your enemies within your cult.

An article titled "Search Through Me, O God" appeared in the October 1, 1993 Watchtower saying:
"Regarding them, the psalmist said: "Do I not hate those who are intensely hating you, O Jehovah, and do I not feel a loathing for those revolting against you? With a complete hatred I do hate them. They have become to me real enemies." (Psalm 139:21, 22) It was because they intensely hated Jehovah that David looked on them with abhorrence. Apostates are included among those who show their hatred of Jehovah by revolting against him. Apostasy is, in reality, a rebellion against Jehovah. Some apostates profess to know and serve God, but they reject teachings or requirements set out in his Word. Others claim to believe the Bible, but they reject Jehovah's organization and actively try to hinder its work. When they deliberately choose such badness after knowing what is right, when the bad becomes so ingrained that it is an inseparable part of their makeup, THEN A CHRISTIAN MUST HATE (in the Biblical sense of the word) those who have inseparably attached themselves to the badness. True Christians share Jehovah's feelings toward such apostates; they are not curious about apostate ideas. On the contrary, they "feel a loathing" toward those who have
made themselves God's enemies, but they leave it to Jehovah to execute vengeance.--Job 13:16; Romans 12:19; 2 John 9, 10.

Answer 5

I don't know this scripture . Would it fall into line with the meek shall inherit the earth ?