Psalm 82:3

New English Translation

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Cross References

Job 29:12

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

Job 31:21

if I have raised my hand to vote against the orphan, when I saw my support in the court,

Psalm 10:18

You defend the fatherless and oppressed, so that mere mortals may no longer terrorize them.

Exodus 23:3

and you must not show partiality to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6

“You must not turn away justice for your poor people in their lawsuits.

Proverbs 31:9

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Isaiah 1:23

Your officials are rebels, they associate with thieves. All of them love bribery, and look for payoffs. They do not take up the cause of the orphan, or defend the rights of the widow.

Jeremiah 21:12

O royal family descended from David. The Lord says: ‘See to it that people each day are judged fairly. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Otherwise, my wrath will blaze out against you. It will burn like a fire that cannot be put out because of the evil that you have done.

Jeremiah 22:16

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The Lord says, ‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

Jeremiah 22:3

The Lord says, “Do what is just and right. Deliver those who have been robbed from those who oppress them. Do not exploit or mistreat foreigners who live in your land, children who have no fathers, or widows. Do not kill innocent people in this land.

Jeremiah 5:28

That is how they have grown fat and sleek. There is no limit to the evil things they do. They do not plead the cause of the fatherless in such a way as to win it. They do not defend the rights of the poor.

Zechariah 7:9

“The Lord who rules over all said, ‘Exercise true judgment and show brotherhood and compassion to each other.

Deuteronomy 10:18

who justly treats the orphan and widow, and who loves resident foreigners, giving them food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 24:17

You must not pervert justice due a resident foreigner or an orphan, or take a widow’s garment as security for a loan.

James 1:27

Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.