Psalms 82:4
Deliuer the poore and needie: saue them from the hand of the wicked.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3Doe right to the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the poore and needie.
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Nowe there was a great crie of the people, and of their wiues against their brethren the Iewes.
Job 29:12For I deliuered the poore that cryed, and the fatherlesse, and him that had none to helpe him.
Psalms 72:12For he shall deliuer the poore when he cryeth: the needie also, and him that hath no helper.
Proverbs 24:11Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?
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 →