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Atomic Bible
Psalms 82:3
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless;
from God Presides in the Divine Assembly, Psalms 82:1-8
What it says

They are told to defend the weak and fatherless and uphold the afflicted and destitute.

What it is doing

This verse defines righteous judgment by care for the vulnerable.

In context

1A Psalm of Asaph. 2“How long will you judge unjustly 3Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; 4Rescue the weak and needy; 5They do not know or understand; 6I have said, ‘You are gods; 7But like mortals you will die, 8Arise, O God, judge the earth,