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Psalm 82:3-4 KJV
Psalms · chapter 82 · verses 3–4
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Psalm 82:3-4 · King James Version
Psalm 82:3-4 in context
1God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
4Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
5They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
6I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
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Key words (Strong's)
- fatherlessyâthôwma bereaved personH3490 →
- afflictedʻânîydepressed, in mind or circumstancesH6041 →
- justicetsâdaqto be rightH6663 →
- Deliverpâlaṭto slip outH6403 →
- Defendshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
- needyʼebyôwndestituteH34 →
- poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
- handyâda handH3027 →
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We have here, I. God's supreme presidency and power in all councils and courts asserted and laid down, as a great truth necessary to be believed both by princes and subjects (Psa 82:1): God stands, as chief director, in the congregation of the mighty, the mighty One, in coetu fortis - in the councils of the prince,…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5