Psalm 10:18
Old Testament • 6 words with Strong's data
"To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁפַט
shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literall...
עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
אֶרֶץ
ʼerets
the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
עָשַׁק
ʻâshaq
to press upon, i.e. oppress, defraud, violate, overflow
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁפַט shâphaṭ
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)
Study H8199 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
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...
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 ...
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.
O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise thy name.
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.
He shall judge the poor of the people, he shall save the children of the needy, and shall break in pieces the oppressor.
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