Psalm 82:4 KJV

Psalms · chapter 82 · verse 4

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.Psalm 82:4 · King James Version

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Psalm 82:4 in context

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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Commentary

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

Cross references

Proverbs 24:11-12

Key words (Strong's)

Deliverpâlaṭto slip outH6403 →
needyʼebyôwndestituteH34 →
poordalproperly, danglingH1800 →
handyâda handH3027 →
ridnâtsalto snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337 →

Topics

Bible verses about Justice

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