Psalms 82:4 A Plea for Justice

4 Rescue the weak and needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

Meaning of Psalms 82:4

Psalm 82:4 calls us to a profound sense of justice and compassion: "Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked." This verse challenges us to act as channels of God's protection and mercy, emphasizing our divine mandate to ensure that the vulnerable are sheltered from oppression.

Cross References for Psalms 82:4

Proverbs 24:11-12 - Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:11-12 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:11-12

Psalms 72:12-14 - For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help. Click to read the verse Psalms 72:12-14 Click to read the verse Psalms 72:12-14

Psalms 140:12 - I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 140:12

Proverbs 24:11 - Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 24:11

Nehemiah 5:1-13 - Nehemiah Helps the Poor Now the men and their wives raised a great outcry against their Jewish ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:1-13 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 5:1-13

Job 29:12 - because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist him. Click to read the verse Job 29:12 Click to read the verse Job 29:12

Job 5:15-16 - He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth; he saves them from the clutches of the powerful. Click to read the verse Job 5:15-16 Click to read the verse Job 5:15-16

Job 29:16-17 - I was a father to the needy; I took up the case of the stranger. Click to read the verse Job 29:16-17 Click to read the verse Job 29:16-17