Psalm 82:4

Rescue the weak and needy. Help them escape the power of the wicked.

This is because I delivered the poor who cried, and the orphan who had no helper.

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

He saves people from the sword (slander) of their mouth. He saves the needy from the power of the mighty.

I was a father to the needy! I championed the cause of the stranger.

When he cries he will deliver the needy and the poor who have no helper.

I know that Jehovah will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.

If you do not deliver those who are condemned to death,

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Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

I know that Jehovah will defend the rights of those who are oppressed and the cause of those who are needy.

Then there was a great outcry from the people and their wives against their countrymen the Jews.

He saves people from the sword (slander) of their mouth. He saves the needy from the power of the mighty.

Do not deny justice to a poor person at his trial.

When there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case. They justify the righteous and condemn the wicked.

Cursed is he who withholds justice due an alien, orphan, and widow. The people all say: Amen.

When the seven years ended she returned to Israel. She went to the king to ask that her house and her land be restored to her.

If you do not deliver those who are condemned to death,

I saw under the sun the place of judgment and wickedness was there. And wickedness was in the place of righteousness.

Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away. Truth has fallen in the street, and honesty cannot come in.