Psalms 82:4

82:3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Defend: Heb. Judge

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

KJV

Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”

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

82:5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. out: Heb. moved

What does Psalms 82:4 mean?

Psalms 82:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּלַט (pâlaṭ), דַּל (dal), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn).

Hebrew interlinear

Deliverפָּלַטpâlaṭ/paw-lat'/H6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver

the

poorדַּלdal/dal/H1800properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin

and

needy:אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute

ridנָצַלnâtsal/naw-tsal'/H5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense

them

out

the

handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

the

wicked.רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

Topics

Judge Justice Poor Poor, the Psalms Rulers

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 82:4.

1 Samuel 2:8

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.

Genesis 32:11

Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children. with: Heb. upon

Proverbs 14:31

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Psalms 113:7

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

Psalms 40:17

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

Psalms 70:5

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

Psalms 72:13

He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 82:4 say?

Psalms 82:4 (King James Version) reads: "Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked."

Is Psalms 82:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 82:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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