Psalm 82:3

The Passion Translation

“Defend the defenseless, the fatherless and the forgotten, the disenfranchised and the destitute.

Cross References

Psalm 10:18

The orphans and the oppressed will be terrified no longer, for you will bring them justice, and no earth-dweller will trouble them again.

Proverbs 31:9

Be a righteous king, judging on behalf of the poor and interceding for those most in need.

Isaiah 1:17

Learn what it means to do what is good by seeking righteousness and justice! Rescue the oppressed. Uphold the rights of the fatherless and defend the widow’s cause.

Isaiah 1:23

Your rulers are rebellious and companions of crooks. They are self-centered racketeers who love a bribe and who chase after payoffs. They don’t defend the fatherless or consider the rights of a helpless widow.

Jeremiah 21:12

royal family of David. Here is what Yahweh says to you: Each new day, make sure that justice is done and rescue those who have been robbed from the power of their oppressor, or my wrath will go forth like an unquenchable fire on account of their evil deeds.

Jeremiah 22:16

He upheld the rights of the poor and needy— and look how well he did. Whoever lives this way shows that he knows me,” declares Yahweh.

Jeremiah 22:3

Yahweh says to you: Be concerned for justice and righteousness. Rescue the one who is robbed from his oppressor. Do not exploit or mistreat the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow. Stop the violence and do not shed the blood of the innocent in this place.

Jeremiah 5:28

fat and prosperous. Indeed, their wickedness knows no bounds. There is no true justice in their judgments— they neither stand up for the rights of the orphans, nor help the needy receive their fair portion.

James 1:27

True spirituality that is pure in the eyes of our Father God is to make a difference in the lives of the orphans, and widows in their troubles, and to refuse to be corrupted by the world’s values.