Mazmur 82:3

82:3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! ¹ 

Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Mazmur 94:4

94:4 They spew out threats ²  and speak defiantly;

all the evildoers boast. ³ 

[82:3]  ¹ tn The Hebrew noun יָתוֹם (yatom) refers to one who has lost his father (not necessarily his mother, see Ps 109:9). Because they were so vulnerable and were frequently exploited, fatherless children are often mentioned as epitomizing the oppressed (see Pss 10:14; 68:5; 94:6; 146:9; as well as Job 6:27; 22:9; 24:3, 9; 29:12; 31:17, 21).

[94:4]  ² tn Heb “they gush forth [words].”

[94:4]  ³ tn The Hitpael of אָמַר (’amar) occurs only here (and perhaps in Isa 61:6).