Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Psalm 82:3
Berean Standard Bible · 8 verses
A psalm of Asaph that pictures God standing in a divine assembly and judging those who rule unjustly. He calls them to defend the weak, the fatherless and the oppressed, and reminds them they will fall like any mortal. It ends asking God Himself to judge the earth.
A Psalm of Asaph.
1God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
2“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
7But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
Psalm 82:3
Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 82:4
Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Psalm 82:8