Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 82:4
4Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.”
Psalms 82:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.
Context of Psalms 82:4
2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?Selah 3Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue 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. 6I said, “You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.
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פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 82:4
- Psalms 72:12For he will rescue the poor who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
- Job 29:12For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.
- Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being taken off to death, and save those stumbling toward slaughter.
- Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord upholds the just cause of the poor, justice for the needy.
- Nehemiah 5:1There was a widespread outcry from the people and their wives against their Jewish countrymen.
- Job 5:15He saves the needy from their sharp words and from the clutches of the powerful.
Commentaries on Psalms 82:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Deliver the poor and needy - That is, Deliver them from the power and the arts of those who would oppress and wrong them. This would not be showing them partiality; it would be simply doing them justice. Rid them out of the hand of the wicked - Deliver, or Rescue them from their hands; that is, from their attempts to oppress and wrong them.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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