Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 82:4
Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
4. Rescue the weak and needy:
Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
Cp. Isa 1:17; Isa 10:1-2. Human authorities are God’s representatives to see that the weak and friendless have justice done them. See Exo 22:22 ff.; Deu 10:17-18; Psa 10:14; Psa 10:18; Mal 3:5: and comp. the portrait of the ideal ruler in Psa 72:12 ff.; Isa 11:3-4.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Deliver the poor and needy – That is, Deliver them from the power and the arts of those who would oppress and wrong them. This would not be showing them partiality; it would be simply doing them justice.
Rid them out of the hand of the wicked – Deliver, or Rescue them from their hands; that is, from their attempts to oppress and wrong them.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
These he recommends to the special care and protection of magistrates, because such are commonly neglected and crushed by men in higher place and power, and they are unable to right themselves.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
4. poor and needy(ComparePsa 34:10; Psa 41:1).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Deliver the poor and needy,…. From his adversary and oppressor, who is mightier than he, and draws him to the judgment seat; when it is not in his power to defend himself against him, and get out of his hands, unless a righteous judge will show a regard to him and his cause; and sometimes even an unjust judge, through importunity, will do this, as everyone ought, and every righteous one will:
rid them out of the hand of the wicked; this was what the poor widow importuned the unjust judge for, and obtained, Lu 18:3.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(4) The poor and needy.Better, The miserable (as in Psa. 82:8) and poor, a different word from needy in Psa. 82:3.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
4. Deliver rid The charge given in Psa 82:3 has relation to ordinary suits; this to cases of persecution and oppression. In those they were to pronounce justice; in these snatch the victims of avarice and malice out of the clutch of their tormentors. The two words are different, but they both have relation, not simply to arbitrative justice, but to power also the interference of the strong arm of legal protection.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
Psa 82:4. Rid Rescue.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Psa 82:4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
Ver. 4. Rid them out of the hand of the wicked ] Heb. of the turbulent, who make ado, as the devil doth, and vex others.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Deliver: Psa 72:12-14, Job 29:12, Job 29:16, Job 29:17, Pro 24:11, Pro 24:12
rid: Psa 140:12, Neh 5:1-13, Job 5:15, Job 5:16
Reciprocal: Exo 23:6 – General Deu 1:17 – ye shall hear 1Sa 7:16 – in circuit 2Sa 23:3 – must be just 2Ki 8:3 – General Psa 68:5 – A father Psa 72:2 – thy poor Pro 31:8 – Open Isa 1:17 – seek Isa 16:3 – execute Jer 7:6 – oppress Jer 21:12 – deliver Jer 22:16 – judged
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
82:4 Deliver the poor and {c} needy: rid [them] out of the hand of the wicked.
(c) Not only when they cry for help, but when their cause requires aid and support.