Psalms 82:4
Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
In Context
3Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;
Cross References
Nehemiah 5:1Then came there to be a great outcry of the people and their wives,—against their brethren the Jews.
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 72:12Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;
Proverbs 24:11Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!
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 →