The Meaning of Psalms 82:4 Explained

Psalms 82:4

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

YLT: Let the weak and needy escape, From the hand of the wicked deliver them.

Darby: Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

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

Discover Psalms 82:4

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 82:4?

MEANING: What does Psalms 82:4 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 82:4 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 82:4?

What is the context of Psalms 82:4?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 82:4 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 82:1-8 - The Just Judge Of All

Those described here as gods are evidently the judges and magistrates of Israel. See John 10:34. They were intended to be the mouthpiece and representatives of God; but instead, they thought only of their own interests and sought personal aggrandizement. But the psalmist beheld what was veiled from ordinary view-God standing in the midst of His people, judging them Himself and judging their judges.

We may have done wrongs of which no judge has convicted us. But God has seen, and unless there is confession, leading to forgiveness, He will certainly punish. Or, we may have been grossly misjudged, and in that case He will vindicate us. Go to Jesus, to whom the Father has committed all judgment, and remember that while all things are naked and open to His eyes, He also is the High Priest who is touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and the Lamb that takes away sin. When the foundations of the earth are out of course, let us remember that we belong to a kingdom that cannot be moved, Hebrews 12:28. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 82

¹ The psalmist, having exhorted the judges
⁵ And reproved their negligence
⁸ Prays God to judge

What do the individual words in Psalms 82:4 mean?

Deliver the weak and needy from the hand of the wicked deliver [them]

פַּלְּטוּ־ דַ֥ל וְאֶבְי֑וֹן מִיַּ֖ד רְשָׁעִ֣ים הַצִּֽילוּ

פַּלְּטוּ־	Deliver
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural Root: פָּלַט Sense: to escape, save, deliver, slip away.
דַ֥ל	the weak
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: דַּל Sense: low, poor, weak, thin, one who is low.
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן	and needy
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adjective, masculine singular Root: אֶבְיׄון Sense: in want, needy, chiefly poor, needy person.
מִיַּ֖ד	from the hand
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
רְשָׁעִ֣ים	of the wicked
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: רָשָׁע Sense: wicked, criminal.
הַצִּֽילוּ	deliver [them]
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine plural Root: נָצַל Sense: to snatch away, deliver, rescue, save, strip, plunder.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 82:4?

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