Psalm 72:12 (WEB)
For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.
Fathers and councils · 3
Augustine of Hippo
“By His own Power, most Holy, most Magnificent, hath He bound the devil by pouring forth the weapon to stop the way against him, that He may deliver the poor and needy, to whom there was no helper.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 12.
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Tertullian
“From usury and injustice shall He redeem their souls, and in His sight shall their name be honoured.”” — editor's note: Ps. lxxii. 12, 13, 14.
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