Psalms 82:3

Psalms 82:3 in other versions

• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Context of Psalms 82:3

1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

Psalms 82:3 word by word

שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Defendשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• the poorדַּלdal · poorH1800
• and fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490
• do justiceצָדֵקtsâdaq · to justifyH6663
• to the afflictedעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyרוּשׁrûsh · be poorH7326

Cross-references for Psalms 82:3

• Psalms 10:18To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
• Deuteronomy 10:18He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
• Jeremiah 5:28They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
• Jeremiah 22:3Thus saith the Lord; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
• James 1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted 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

Topics related to Psalms 82:3

• Judge
• Justice
• Orphan
• Poor
• Rulers

In the dictionaries

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

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