King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Complete Jewish Bible:
Give justice to the weak and fatherless! Uphold the rights of the wretched and poor!
Berean Standard Bible:
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
American Standard Version:
Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Defend{H8199}{H8798)} the poor{H1800} and fatherless{H3490}: do justice{H6663}{H8685)} to the afflicted{H6041} and needy{H7326}{H8802)}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 10:18
- To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.
Jeremiah 5:28
- They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.
Jeremiah 22:3
- Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
James 1:27
- Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Jeremiah 22:16
- He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then [it was] well [with him: was] not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Deuteronomy 24:17
- Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, [nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:
Isaiah 1:17
- Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Explore This Verse Across Other Resources:
Commentary for Psalms 82:3
No commentary available.
*This commentary is produced by Microsoft/WizardLM-2-8x22B AI model
Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H8199
There are 182 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁפַט
Transliteration: shâphaṭ
Pronunciation: shaw-fat'
Description: a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively); [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule. - Strong's Number: H1800
There are 46 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דַּל
Transliteration: dal
Pronunciation: dal
Description: from דָּלַל; properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin; lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. - Strong's Number: H3490
There are 42 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָתוֹם
Transliteration: yâthôwm
Pronunciation: yaw-thome'
Description: from an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person; fatherless (child), orphan. - Strong's Number: H6663
There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: צָדַק
Transliteration: tsâdaq
Pronunciation: tsaw-dak'
Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense); cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just(-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be turn to) righteous(-ness). - Strong's Number: H6041
There are 78 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָנִי
Transliteration: ʻânîy
Pronunciation: aw-nee'
Description: from עָנָה; (practically the same as עָנָו, although the margin constantly disputes this, making עָנָו subjective and objective); depressed, in mind or circumstances; afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor. - Strong's Number: H7326
There are 24 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רוּשׁ
Transliteration: rûwsh
Pronunciation: roosh
Description: a primitive root; to be destitute; lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).