New Living Translation
Psalms 10:18
18You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.
Psalms 10:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
- New International Version (NIV)defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
- English Standard Version (ESV)to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)To do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed, That the man of the earth may oppress no more.
Context of Psalms 10:18
16The Lord is king forever and ever! The godless nations will vanish from the land. 17Lord, you know the hopes of the helpless. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You will bring justice to the orphans and the oppressed, so mere people can no longer terrify them.
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לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 10:18
- Psalms 10:14But you see the trouble and grief they cause. You take note of it and punish them. The helpless put their trust in you. You defend the orphans.
- Psalms 72:4Help him to defend the poor, to rescue the children of the needy, and to crush their oppressors.
- Psalms 82:3“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
- Psalms 94:1O Lord, the God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, let your glorious justice shine forth!
- Isaiah 11:4He will give justice to the poor and make fair decisions for the exploited. The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked.
- Luke 18:7Even he rendered a just decision in the end. So don’t you think God will surely give justice to his chosen people who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
- Psalms 17:14By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.
- Luke 16:25“But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.
- 1 Corinthians 15:47Adam, the first man, was made from the dust of the earth, while Christ, the second man, came from heaven.
- Philippians 3:18For I have told you often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ.
Commentaries on Psalms 10:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18That the man of the earth may no more oppress - I believe the Hebrew will be better translated thus: "That he may not add any more to drive away the wretched man from the land." Destroy the influence of the tyrant; and let him not have it again in his power to add even one additional act of oppression to those which he has already committed. How many for the sake of their religion, and because they would serve God with a pure conscience, have, by wicked…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18To judge the fatherless - That is, to vindicate the orphan; to rescue him from the hand of those who would oppress and wrong him. In other words, the psalmist prays that God would manifest himself in his real and proper character as the vindicator of the fatherless (see the note at Psalm 10:14), or of those who are represented by the fatherless - the feeble and the helpless. And the oppressed - Those who are downtrodden, crushed, and wronged. See the note…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-18Verses 12-18 The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18People often misuse their power and enslave the very people God wants them to serve (see Psalms 9:19–20; Luke 22:25–26).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1816-18. God reigns. The wicked, if for a time successful, shall be cut off. He hears and confirms the hearts of His suffering people (Psa 112:7), executes justice for the feeble, and represses the pride and violence of conceited, though frail, men (compare Psa 9:16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 10
- 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
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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