3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.


In Context

1 God presides in the great assembly; he gives judgment among the "gods":

2 "How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

4 Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

5 "They know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalms 82:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

82:3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

82:3Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

82:3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

82:3Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

82:3Judge the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

82:3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

82:3|Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

82:3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

82:3Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.