Psalms 82:2-4

2 “How long will you[a] defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?[b]
3 Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Cross References 4

  • 1. Deuteronomy 1:17
  • 2. Psalms 58:1-2; Proverbs 18:5
  • 3. S Deuteronomy 24:17
  • 4. Psalms 140:12; Jeremiah 5:28; Jeremiah 22:16

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. The Hebrew is plural.
  • [b]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here.
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