Psalms 82:4
Against thy people they have craftily imagined a device, and have taken counsel against thy saints.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1And the cry of the people and their wives was great against their brethren the Jews.
Job 29:12For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, and helped the fatherless who had no helper.
Psalms 72:12Behold, these are the sinners, and they that prosper always: they have possessed wealth.
Proverbs 24:11Deliver them that are led away to death, and redeem them that are appointed to be slain; spare not thy help.
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 →