Psalm 82:4
New International Version
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

New Living Translation
Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

English Standard Version
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

Berean Standard Bible
Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

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

New King James Version
Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

New American Standard Bible
Rescue the weak and needy; Save them from the hand of the wicked.

NASB 1995
Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

NASB 1977
Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Legacy Standard Bible
Protect the poor and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Amplified Bible
Rescue the weak and needy; Rescue them from the hand of the wicked.

Christian Standard Bible
Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rescue the poor and needy; save them from the power of the wicked.”

American Standard Version
Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Contemporary English Version
Rescue the weak and homeless from the powerful hands of heartless people.

English Revised Version
Rescue the poor and needy: deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rescue weak and needy people. Help them escape the power of wicked people.

Good News Translation
Rescue them from the power of evil people.

International Standard Version
Rescue the poor and the needy, delivering them from the power of the wicked.

Majority Standard Bible
Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

NET Bible
Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

New Heart English Bible
Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

Webster's Bible Translation
Deliver the poor and needy: deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

World English Bible
Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Let the weak and needy escape, "" Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Young's Literal Translation
Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

Smith's Literal Translation
Deliver the poor and needy one: take away out of the hand of the unjust.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Rescue the poor; and deliver the needy out of the hand of the sinner.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Rescue the poor, and free the needy from the hand of the sinner.

New American Bible
Rescue the lowly and poor; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

New Revised Standard Version
Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Deliver the poor and needy out of the hand of the wicked.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Save the poor and the afflicted from the hand of the wicked.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Rescue the poor and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Rescue the needy, and deliver the poor out of the hand of the sinner.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
God Presides in the Divine Assembly
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.…

Cross References
Proverbs 24:11-12
Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter. / If you say, “Behold, we did not know about this,” does not He who weighs hearts consider it? Does not the One who guards your life know? Will He not repay a man according to his deeds?

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”

Jeremiah 22:3
This 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 innocent blood in this place.

Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. / Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 58:6-7
Isn’t this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? / Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Zechariah 7:9-10
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Administer true justice. Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. / Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Exodus 23:6-7
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits. / Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.

Deuteronomy 24:17
Do not deny justice to the foreigner or the fatherless, and do not take a widow’s cloak as security.

Job 29:12-17
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. / The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy. / I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban. ...

Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Matthew 25:35-40
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in, / I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you looked after Me, I was in prison and you visited Me.’ / Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You something to drink? ...

Luke 4:18-19
“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, / to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

James 1:27
Pure 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.

1 John 3:17-18
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him? / Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.


Treasury of Scripture

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

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Psalm 72:12-14
For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper…

Job 29:12,16,17
Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him…

Proverbs 24:11,12
If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; …

rid

Psalm 140:12
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Nehemiah 5:1-13
And there was a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brethren the Jews…

Job 5:15,16
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty…

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Psalm 82
1. The psalmist, having exhorted the judges
5. And reproved their negligence
8. Prays God to judge














Rescue the weak and needy
This phrase calls for an active intervention on behalf of those who are vulnerable and marginalized. The Hebrew word for "rescue" is "נצל" (natsal), which implies delivering or saving from danger. This reflects God's heart for justice and His desire for His people to act as His hands and feet on earth. The "weak and needy" are often mentioned in Scripture as those who are oppressed or lacking in resources, highlighting God's concern for social justice and the responsibility of believers to care for those who cannot care for themselves.

save them from the hand of the wicked
The word "save" in Hebrew is "ישע" (yasha), which is often used in the context of salvation and deliverance. This indicates not just a physical rescue but also a spiritual and moral deliverance. The "hand of the wicked" refers to the power or control that evil individuals or systems have over the vulnerable. Historically, this could relate to unjust rulers or corrupt systems that exploit the poor. Scripturally, it underscores the ongoing battle between good and evil, and the call for God's people to stand against injustice. This phrase encourages believers to trust in God's ultimate justice while actively working to oppose wickedness in the world.

(4) The poor and needy.--Better, The miserable (as in Psalm 82:8) and poor, a different word from "needy" in Psalm 82:3.

Verse 4. - Deliver the poor and needy. The poor were terribly oppressed, and needed "deliverance" (see Job 29:12; Isaiah 1:17; Isaiah 3:14, 15; Isaiah 58:6; Micah 3:2, 3). Rid them out of the hand of the wicked; or, rescue them.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Rescue
פַּלְּטוּ־ (pal·lə·ṭū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 6403: To slip out, escape, to deliver

the weak
דַ֥ל (ḏal)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 1800: Dangling, weak, thin

and needy;
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor

save them
הַצִּֽילוּ׃ (haṣ·ṣî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

from the hand
מִיַּ֖ד (mî·yaḏ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

of the wicked.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים (rə·šā·‘îm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person


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