Psalms 10:18

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לִשְׁפֹּ֥ט יָת֗וֹם וָ֫דָ֥ךְ בַּל־יוֹסִ֥יף ע֑וֹד לַעֲרֹ֥ץ אֱ֝נ֗וֹשׁ מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

lišpōṭ yātôm wādāk bal-yôsîp ʿôd laʿărōṣ ʾĕnôš min-hāʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*lišpōṭ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to judge
*yātôm*: noun masculine singular - orphan/fatherless
*wādāk*: conjunction + adjective masculine singular - and oppressed/crushed
*bal*: negative particle - not
*yôsîp*: hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he adds/continues
*ʿôd*: adverb - still/yet/again
*laʿărōṣ*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to terrify/cause to tremble
*ʾĕnôš*: noun masculine singular - man/mankind
*min-hāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - from the land/earth

Word Meanings

*šāpaṭ*: judge/govern/vindicate
*yātôm*: orphan/fatherless one
*dāk*: oppressed/crushed/afflicted person
*yôsîp*: add/continue/do again
*ʿôd*: still/yet/again/anymore
*ʿāraṣ*: terrify/cause to tremble/make afraid
*ʾĕnôš*: man/mankind/humanity/mortal
*ʾereṣ*: land/earth/ground

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Referenced Verses

Ps 82:3 : 3 Defend{H8798)} the poor and fatherless: do justice{H8685)} to the afflicted and needy{H8802)}.
Ps 9:9 : 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Ps 17:14 : 14 From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Isa 11:4 : 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Luke 16:25 : 25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.
Luke 18:7-8 : 7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
1 Cor 15:47-48 : 47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. 48 As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.
Phil 3:18-19 : 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Ps 72:4 : 4 He shall judge{H8799)} the poor of the people, he shall save{H8686)} the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces{H8762)} the oppressor{H8802)}.
Ps 74:21 : 21 O let not the oppressed return{H8799)} ashamed{H8737)}: let the poor and needy praise{H8762)} thy name.
Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Ps 94:1-6 : 1 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew{H8685)} thyself. 2 Lift up{H8734)} thyself, thou judge{H8802)} of the earth: render{H8685)} a reward to the proud. 3 LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph{H8799)}? 4 How long shall they utter{H8686)} and speak{H8762)} hard things? and all the workers{H8802)} of iniquity boast{H8691)} themselves? 5 They break in pieces{H8762)} thy people, O LORD, and afflict{H8762)} thine heritage. 6 They slay{H8799)} the widow and the stranger, and murder{H8762)} the fatherless.

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Ps 82:2-4
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2How long will ye judge{H8799)} unjustly, and accept{H8799)} the persons of the wicked? Selah.
3Defend{H8798)} the poor and fatherless: do justice{H8685)} to the afflicted and needy{H8802)}.
4Deliver{H8761)} the poor and needy: rid{H8685)} them out of the hand of the wicked.
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2To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!
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4He shall judge{H8799)} the poor of the people, he shall save{H8686)} the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces{H8762)} the oppressor{H8802)}.
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17LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
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11So that a man shall say{H8799)}, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth{H8802)} in the earth.
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14Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
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Ps 9:8-9
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8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
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19Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
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17Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.
Ps 140:12
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12I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
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5A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation.
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9When God arose{H8800)} to judgment, to save{H8687)} all the meek of the earth. Selah.
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34To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth,
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8But as for the mighty man, he had the earth; and the honourable man dwelt in it.
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Ps 72:2
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2He shall judge{H8799)} thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
Ps 146:7
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7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
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121AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.
Jer 5:28
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Prov 29:14
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14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.
Ps 43:1
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1Judge{H8798)} me, O God, and plead{H8798)} my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver{H8762)} me from the deceitful and unjust man.
Ps 146:9
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9The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
Jer 22:3
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3Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
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8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.
Ps 94:2
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2Lift up{H8734)} thyself, thou judge{H8802)} of the earth: render{H8685)} a reward to the proud.
Ps 148:11
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3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Deut 27:19
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19Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
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31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
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Ps 94:6
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6They slay{H8799)} the widow and the stranger, and murder{H8762)} the fatherless.
Ps 82:8
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8Arise{H8798)}, O God, judge{H8798)} the earth: for thou shalt inherit{H8799)} all nations.
Ps 98:9
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9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
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12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.