Psalms 82:4

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 are you going to judge unfairly? How long are you going to side with wicked people?” Selah 3Defend weak people and orphans. Protect the rights of the oppressed and the poor. Rescue weak and needy people. Help them escape the power of wicked people. 5Wicked people do not know or understand anything. As they walk around in the dark, all the foundations of the earth shake. 6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High.

Psalms 82:4 word by word

פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Deliverפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• ridנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 82:4

• Psalms 72:12He will rescue the needy person who cries for help and the oppressed person who has no one’s help.
• Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who called ⌞for help⌟ and the orphans who had no one to help them.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue captives condemned to death, and spare those staggering toward their slaughter.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.
• Nehemiah 5:1Then some of the people, the men and their wives, complained publicly about their Jewish relatives.
• Job 5:15“But he saves ⌞other people⌟ from their slander and the needy from the power of the mighty.

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

Topics related to Psalms 82:4

• Judge
• Justice
• Poor
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

• Asaph
• Psalms
• Angel
• God
• Justice
• Korahites; Sons of Korah
• Psalms, Book of
• Rid; Riddance

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