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Psalm 82:4–5

kDeliver the hpoor and needy:

lRid them out of the hand of the wicked.

mThey know not, neither will they understand;

nThey walk on in darkness:

oAll the foundations of the earth are out of course.

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Psalm 82:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.

“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing.

They walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

They have neither knowledge nor understanding,

they walk about in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Rescue the poor and helpless;

deliver them from the grasp of evil people.

But these oppressors know nothing;

they are so ignorant!

They wander about in darkness,

while the whole world is shaken to the core.

Psalm 82:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Deliver the poor and needy;

Free them from the hand of the wicked.

They do not know, nor do they understand;

They walk about in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are unstable.

Psalm 82:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Save the weak and helpless;

free them from the power of the wicked.

“You know nothing. You don’t understand.

You walk in the dark,

while the world is falling apart.

Psalm 82:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Rescue the poor and needy:

Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

They know not, neither do they understand;

They walk to and fro in darkness:

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Rescue the poor and needy, deliver them out of the hand of the wicked. They know not, neither do they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are moved.

Psalm 82:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Rescue weak and needy people. 

Help them escape the power of wicked people. 

Wicked people do not know or understand anything. 

As they walk around in the dark, 

all the foundations of the earth shake. 

Psalm 82:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Rescue the poor and needy;

save them from the power of the wicked.”

They do not know or understand;

they wander in darkness.

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Rescue the weak and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

They have neither knowledge nor understanding,

they walk around in darkness;

all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Rescue the helpless and the needy;

deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”

They do not know or consider.

They go about in the darkness,

so that all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Save the weak and those who are in need.

Save them from the power of sinful people.

“You rulers and judges don’t know anything.

You don’t understand anything.

You are in the dark about what is right.

Law and order have been destroyed all over the world.

Psalm 82:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Rescue the weak and needy;

Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

They do not know nor do they understand;

They walk about in darkness;

All the foundations of the earth are shaken.


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