Psalms 82:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.”

Psalms 82:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 82:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 82:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Psalms 82:3 — World English Bible

Psalms 82:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Psalms 82:3 — American Standard Version

Psalms 82:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Psalms 82:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 82:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Psalms 82:3 — Darby Translation

Psalms 82:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

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

Psalms 82:3 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 82:3 in Context — Psalms 82

1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

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

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

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

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What Does Psalms 82:3 Mean?

Psalms 82:3 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 82. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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