Psalms 82:4
פַּלְּטוּ ־ דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּֽילוּ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3שִׁפְטוּ ־ דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ ׃
5לֹא יָֽדְעוּ ׀ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל ־ מוֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ ׃
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1וַתְּהִי צַעֲקַת הָעָם וּנְשֵׁיהֶם גְּדוֹלָה אֶל ־ אֲחֵיהֶם הַיְּהוּדִֽים ׃
Job 29:12כִּֽי ־ אֲמַלֵּט עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְיָתוֹם וְֽלֹא ־ עֹזֵר לֽוֹ ׃
Psalms 72:12כִּֽי ־ יַצִּיל אֶבְיוֹן מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְעָנִי וְֽאֵין ־ עֹזֵר לֽוֹ ׃
Proverbs 24:11הַצֵּל לְקֻחִים לַמָּוֶת וּמָטִים לַהֶרֶג אִם ־ תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ ׃
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 →