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Psalms 82:3
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Psalms 82:3
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Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
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Psalms 82:3 in Other Translations
KJV
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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
ESV
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Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
NLT
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“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
MSG
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You're here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break;
CSB
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Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Psalms 82:3 In-Context
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God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the “gods”:
2
“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
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Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
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Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
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“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
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Deuteronomy 24:17
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Psalms 140:12
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Jeremiah 5:28
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Jeremiah 22:16
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