Psalms 82:4
Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Now there was a great cry of the people, and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.
Job 29:12Because I had delivered the poor man that cried out; and the fatherless that had no helper.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are led to death: and those that are drawn to death forbear not to deliver.
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 →