Psalm 82:3

New American Standard Bible 2020

Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Cross References

Job 29:12

Because I saved the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.

Job 31:21

If I have lifted up my hand against the orphan, Because I saw I had support in the gate,

Psalm 10:18

To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So that mankind, which is of the earth, will no longer cause terror.

Exodus 23:3

nor shall you show favor to a poor person in his dispute.

Exodus 23:6

“You shall not pervert the justice due to your needy brother in his dispute.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge righteously, And defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do good; Seek justice, Rebuke the oppressor, Obtain justice for the orphan, Plead for the widow’s case.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebels And companions of thieves; Everyone loves a bribe And chases after gifts. They do not obtain justice for the orphan, Nor does the widow’s case come before them.

Jeremiah 21:12

house of David, this is what the Lord says: “Administer justice every morning; And save the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor, So that My wrath will not spread like fire And burn, with no one to extinguish it, Because of the evil of their deeds.

Jeremiah 22:16

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and the poor, Then it was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?” Declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:3

This is what the Lord says: “Do justice and righteousness, and save one who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. And do not mistreat or do violence to the stranger, the orphan, or the widow; and do not shed innocent blood in this place.

Jeremiah 5:28

‘They are fat, they are sleek, They also excel in deeds of wickedness; They do not plead the cause, The cause of the orphan, so that they may be successful; And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

Zechariah 7:9

“This is what the Lord of armies has said: ‘Dispense true justice and practice kindness and compassion each to his brother;

Deuteronomy 10:18

He executes justice for the orphan and the widow, and shows His love for the stranger by giving him food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 24:17

“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize a widow’s garment as a pledge.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.