Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 82:3
3Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Psalms 82:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- New International Version (NIV)Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Context of Psalms 82:3
1God stands in the divine assembly; he pronounces judgment among the gods: 2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. 4Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.” 5They do not know or understand; they wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 82:3
- Psalms 10:18doing justice for the fatherless and the oppressed so that mere humans from the earth may terrify them no more.
- Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving him food and clothing.
- Isaiah 1:17Learn to do what is good. Pursue justice. Correct the oppressor. Defend the rights of the fatherless. Plead the widow’s cause.
- Jeremiah 5:28They have become fat and sleek. They have also excelled in evil matters. They have not taken up cases, such as the case of the fatherless, so they might prosper, and they have not defended the rights of the needy.
- Jeremiah 22:3This is what the Lord says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from his oppressor. Don’t exploit or brutalize the resident alien, the fatherless, or the widow. Don’t shed innocent blood in this place.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained from the world.
Commentaries on Psalms 82:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Defend the poor - You are their natural protectors under God. They are oppressed: punish their oppressors, however rich or powerful: and deliver them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Defend the poor and fatherless - literally, judge; that is, Pronounce just judgment; see that right is done to them. This is required everywhere in the Scriptures. The meaning is not that judgment is to be pronounced in their favor because they are poor, or because they are orphans, for this would be to do what they had just been charged with as in itself wrong, accepting of persons; that is, showing favor on account of condition or rank, rather than on…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8God condemns those who mistreat the helpless.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. So must good judges act (Psa 10:14; Job 29:12).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 82
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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