Psalms 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.
Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights 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 →