Psalms 82:4

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

Psalms 82:4 in Other Translations

4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

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

4 Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

4 Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them."

4 Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

4 Rescue weak and needy people. Help them escape the power of wicked people.

4 Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked."

4 Save the weak and those who are in need. Save them from the power of sinful people.

Psalms 82:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 82:4

Deliver the poor and needy
From his adversary and oppressor, who is mightier than he, and draws him to the judgment seat; when it is not in his power to defend himself against him, and get out of his hands, unless a righteous judge will show a regard to him and his cause; and sometimes even an unjust judge, through importunity, will do this, as everyone ought, and every righteous one will:

rid them out of the hand of the wicked;
this was what the poor widow importuned the unjust judge for, and obtained, ( Luke 18:3-5 ) .

Psalms 82:4 In-Context

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

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.

5 “The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6 “I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’