Psalm 82:3

New American Bible - revised edition

“Defend the lowly and fatherless; render justice to the afflicted and needy.

Cross References

Job 29:12

For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, the orphans, and the unassisted;

Job 31:21

If I have raised my hand against the innocent because I saw that I had supporters at the gate—

Psalm 10:18

You win justice for the orphaned and oppressed; no one on earth will cause terror again.

Exodus 23:3

You shall not favor the poor in a lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6

You shall not pervert justice for the needy among you in a lawsuit.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge justly, defend the needy and the poor!

Isaiah 1:17

learn to do good. Make justice your aim: redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.

Isaiah 1:23

Your princes are rebels and comrades of thieves; Each one of them loves a bribe and looks for gifts. The fatherless they do not defend, the widow’s plea does not reach them.

Jeremiah 21:12

house of David! Thus says the Lord: Each morning dispense justice, rescue the oppressed from the hand of the oppressor, Or my fury will break out like fire and burn with no one to quench it because of your evil deeds.

Jeremiah 22:16

Because he dispensed justice to the weak and the poor, he prospered. Is this not to know me?— oracle of the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:3

Thus says the Lord: Do what is right and just. Rescue the victims from the hand of their oppressors. Do not wrong or oppress the resident alien, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and sleek. They pass over wicked deeds; justice they do not defend By advancing the claim of the orphan or judging the cause of the poor.

Zechariah 7:9

Thus says the Lord of hosts: Judge with true justice, and show kindness and compassion toward each other.

Deuteronomy 10:18

who executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and loves the resident alien, giving them food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You shall not deprive the resident alien or the orphan of justice, nor take the clothing of a widow as pledge.

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.