Psalms 82:4
Deliver the poor and the destitute; Save them from the hand of the wicked!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3Defend the poor and the fatherless; Do justice to the wretched and the needy!
Cross References
Job 29:12For I delivered the poor, when they cried; And the fatherless, who had none to help him.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the poor who crieth for aid, And the oppressed who hath no helper.
Proverbs 24:11Deliver thou those who are dragged to death, And those who totter to the slaughter,—O keep them back!
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 →