Psalms 82:3
Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? [[Pause.]]
4Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from the hand of the wicked!
Cross References
Job 29:12For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.
Psalms 10:18Thou wilt maintain the cause of the fatherless and the oppressed, That henceforth none may be driven from the land.
Isaiah 1:17Cease to do evil; Learn to do well; Seek justice; relieve the oppressed; Defend the fatherless; plead for the widow!
Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and shine; Yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked; They maintain no cause, No cause of the fatherless, and they prosper; And the right of the needy do they not defend.
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 →