Psalms 82:3
Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
4Rescue the poor and needy man. Deliver from the hand of the wicked man.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3neither shall thou favor a poor man in his case.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and loves the sojourner in giving him food and raiment.
Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.
Psalms 10:18to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may no more be appalling.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do good. Seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat. They shine. Yea, they overflow in deeds of wickedness. They do not plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper. And they do not judge the right of the needy.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:2-6
The Duty of Magistrates. 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. We have here, I. God's supreme presidency and power in all councils… Read the whole commentary →