Psalms 82:3

In 11 translations

BSB

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

KJV

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

WEB

“Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

ASV

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

LSV

Judge the weak and fatherless, || Declare the afflicted and the poor righteous.

YLT

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

DBY

Judge the poor and the fatherless, do justice to the afflicted and the destitute;

DRC81:3

Judge for the needy and fatherless: do justice to the humble and the poor.

GNV

Doe right to the poore and fatherlesse: doe iustice to the poore and needie.

JPS

Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

LXXE81:3

Judge the orphan and poor: do justice to the low and needy.Gr. justify.

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Original-language editions

WLC

שִׁפְטוּ־דַ֥ל וְיָת֑וֹם עָנִ֖י וָרָ֣שׁ הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃

LXX-Br81:3

Κρίνατε ὀρφανὸν καὶ πτωχὸν, ταπεινὸν καὶ πένητα δικαιώσατε.

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Cross-references most cited first

• James 1:27Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
• Jeremiah 22:3This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed…
• Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.
• Isaiah 1:17Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”
• Jeremiah 5:28They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
• Deuteronomy 10:18He executes justice for the fatherless and widow, and He loves the foreigner, giving him food and clothing.
• Deuteronomy 24:17Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.
• Jeremiah 22:16He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.
• Isaiah 1:23Your rulers are rebels, friends of thieves. They all love bribes and chasing after rewards. They do not defend the fatherless, and the plea of the widow never comes before them.

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