Psalms 82:3
Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
4Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.
Deuteronomy 10:18who executeth the judgment of the fatherless and the widow, and loveth the stranger, to give him food and clothing.
Job 29:12For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
Psalms 10:18To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed one, that the man of the earth may terrify no more.
Isaiah 1:17learn to do well: seek judgment, gladden the oppressed, do justice to the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Jeremiah 5:28They are become fat, they shine, yea, they surpass in deeds of wickedness; they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not adjudge.
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 →