Psalms 82:3
“Defend the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the afflicted and needie.”
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Psalms 82:3 Context
1[A Psalme of Asaph.] God standeth in the Congregation of the mightie: hee iudgeth among the gods. 2How long will yee iudge vniustly: and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3Defend the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the afflicted and needie. 4Deliuer the poore and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5They know not, neither wil they vnderstand; they walke on in darknes: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.
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Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- King James Version
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Give ear to the cause of the poor and the children without fathers; let those who are troubled and in need have their rights.
- Basic English Bible
Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;
- Darby Bible
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
- Webster's Bible
Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
- World English Bible
Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.
- Youngs Literal Bible
Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible