Psalms 82:3 - Compare All Versions

Psalms 82:2-4 MSG (The Message)

“Enough! You’ve corrupted justice long enough, you’ve let the wicked get away with murder. You’re here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; Your job is to stand up for the powerless, and prosecute all those who exploit them.”

Psalms 82:3 KJV (King James Version)

Defend the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psalms 82:3 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

Psalms 82:3 NCV (New Century Version)

Defend the weak and the orphans; defend the rights of the poor and suffering.

Psalms 82:3 ASV (American Standard Version)

Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

Psalms 82:3 NIV (New International Version)

Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

Psalms 82:3 NKJV (New King James Version)

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Psalms 82:3 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice and maintain the rights of the afflicted and destitute.

Psalms 82:3 NLT (New Living Translation)

“Give justice to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

Psalms 82:3 TPT (The Passion Translation)

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

Psalms 82:3 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.