New English Translation
Psalms 82:3
3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!
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 assembly of El; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment. 2He says, “How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah) Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! 4Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked! 5They neither know nor understand. They stumble around in the dark, while all the foundations of the earth crumble.
Read all of Psalms 82Psalms 82:3 word by word
שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 82:3
- Psalms 10:18You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.
- Deuteronomy 10:18who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.
- Isaiah 1:17Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!
- Jeremiah 5:28That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.
- Jeremiah 22:3The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.
- James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by 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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