Psalm 72:12
“For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 72Meaning
Within “Rescue of the needy,” verse 12 grounds the king's greatness in rescuing needy people who cry out and have no helper; this detail advances the unit's argument and should not be detached from the whole psalm.
Read carefully
Read Psalm 72:12 inside its literary unit and the movement of Psalm 72; its imagery and claims are constrained by that context.
Reflection
Respond to the verse's specific emphasis — grounds the king's greatness in rescuing needy people who cry out and have no helper — while reading it together with the surrounding lines of Psalm 72.