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Bring to safetyפַּלְּטוּthe poorדַלand the needy;וְאֶבְיוֹןfrom the handמִיַּדof the wickedרְשָׁעִיםdeliver them.הַצִּילוּ
Psalms 82:4
Study it in the app“Bring to safety the poor and the needy; from the hand of the wicked deliver them.”
God asks the judges to stop their injustice and rescue the poor and needyJustice and mercy
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 82:4, word by word
- Bring to safetyפַּלְּטוּpaltu
bring to safety
To bring someone out of danger and set him safe.
Where else “paltu” appears- the poorדַלdal
poor, weak
Poor, weak: one who has little and little strength to defend himself.
Where else “dal” appears- and the needyאֶבְיוֹןevyon
needy
Needy: one who depends on the help of others.
Where else “evyon” appears- from the handיַּדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- deliver themהַצִּילוּhatsilu
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hatsilu” appears
The context
3Judge the poor and the orphan; do justice to the afflicted and the destitute.
4 · This verse (above)
5They do not know, and they do not understand; in darkness they walk about; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.