Psalms 82:3

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

Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

Psalms 94:6

94:6 They kill the widow and the one residing outside his native land,

and they murder the fatherless. ² 

Psalms 109:9

109:9 May his children ³  be fatherless,

and his wife a widow!

[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).

[94:6]  ² 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; 82:3; 146:9; as well as Job 6:27; 22:9; 24:3, 9; 29:12; 31:17, 21).

[109:9]  ³ tn Or “sons.”