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

2He says, “How long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism to the wicked? (Selah) 3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering! Rescue 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. 6I thought, ‘You are gods; all of you are 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 72:12For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.
• Job 29:12for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;
• Proverbs 24:11Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.
• Nehemiah 5:1Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their fellow Jews.
• Job 5:15So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth, even the poor from the hand 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

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