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

2How long will you judge unjustly And show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Save them from the hand of the wicked. 5They do not know nor do they understand; They walk around in darkness; All the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6I said, “You are gods, And all of you are sons of the Most High.

Psalms 82:4 word by word

פַּלְּטוּ־דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Rescueפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• Saveנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 82:4

• Psalms 72:12For he will save the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper.
• Job 29:12Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to the slaughter, Oh hold them back!
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the poor.
• Nehemiah 5:1Now there was a great outcry of the people and of their wives against their Jewish brothers.
• Job 5:15But He saves from the sword of their mouth, And the poor from the hand of the strong.

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