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Verse of the Day

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

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Psalm 82:3-4 NIV

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

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Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

English Standard Version

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

The Message

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.

New King James Version

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy; Free them from the hand of the wicked.

New Living Translation

"Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute. Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people."

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Psalm 82:1-5

(Read Psalm 82:1-5)

Magistrates are the mighty in authority for the public good. Magistrates are the ministers of God's providence, for keeping up order and peace, and particularly in punishing evil-doers, and protecting those that do well. Good princes and good judges, who mean well, are under Divine direction; and bad ones, who mean ill, are under Divine restraint. The authority of God is to be submitted to, in those governors whom his providence places over us. But when justice is turned from what is right, no good can be expected. The evil actions of public persons are public mischiefs.

Psalm 82:3-4 In-Context

¹ God presides in the great assembly; he renders judgment among the "gods":

² "How long will youThe Hebrew is plural. defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here.

³ Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.

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

⁵ "The 'gods' know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

This Week's Daily Bible Verses

Monday, December 14

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Sunday, December 13

1 Corinthians 3:16

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

Read all of 1 Corinthians 3 NIV

Saturday, December 12

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

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