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Psalms 82:4

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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In Context

3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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Cross References

Nehemiah 5:1And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews.

Job 29:12Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.

Psalms 72:12For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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