Psalms 82:3
Do right by the weak and the orphan, acquit the innocent poor.
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In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2“How long will you crookedly judge, and favor the wicked? Selah
4Rescue the weak and the needy, save them from the hand of the wicked.
Cross References
Psalms 10:18rights you have won for the crushed and the orphan, so no one on earth may strike terror again.
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 →