Psalms 82:4
Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1About that time there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
Psalms 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
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 →