Psalms 82:3
“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”
Psalms 82:3 — King James Version
Verse 3 of 8 in Psalms chapter 82 — King James Version. Read it in context below, with maps, timelines and thematic connections beside the text.
Psalms 82:3 in other translations
- World English Bible
- ““Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.”
- American Standard Version
- “Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.”
Psalms 82 — full chapter (King James Version)
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither will they understand; they walk in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations.