Psalms 82:3
Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
In Context
2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
4Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.
Cross References
Exodus 23:3Even a poor man, shalt thou not prefer in his quarrel.
Deuteronomy 10:18executing the vindication of the orphan and the widow,—and loving a sojourner, giving him food and raiment.
Job 29:12Because I used to deliver the oppressed who was crying out for aid, the fatherless also, and him that had no helper;
Psalms 10:18To vindicate the fatherless and the crushed, A man of the earth, shall, no further, cause terror!
Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well—Seek justice, Correct the oppressor,—Vindicate the fatherless, Plead the cause of the widow,
Jeremiah 5:28They have waxed fat, they shine Yea they have overpassed the records of wickedness. The right, have they not determined, the right of the fatherless that they might prosper,—Yea justice to the helpless, have they not decreed.
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 →