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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

Context of Psalms 82:4

2“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? 3Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked. 5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6“I 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 72:12For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
• Job 29:12because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
• Proverbs 24:11Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.
• Psalms 140:12I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
• Nehemiah 5:1Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their fellow Jews.
• Job 5:15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches 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