Psalms 10:18

to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

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WEBBE

to judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that man who is of the earth may terrify no more.

BSB

to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.

KJV

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

ASV

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, That man who is of the earth may be terrible no more.

BBE

To give decision for the child without a father and for the broken-hearted, so that the man of the earth may no longer be feared.

Original Hebrew

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לִשְׁפֹּט lish·pot to vindicate H8199 יָתוֹם ya·tom [the] fatherless H3490 וָדָךְ va·dakh and [the] oppressed H1790 בַּל־ bal- not H1077 יוֹסִיף yo·sif he will repeat H3254 עוֹד od again H5750 לַעֲרֹץ la·'a·rotz to terrify H6206 אֱנוֹשׁ 'e·no·osh humankind H582 מִן־ min- from H4480 הָאָרֶץ ha·'a·retz the earth H776

The early church

"To judge for the orphan and the humble" [Psalm 10:18]: that is, not for him who is conformed to this world, nor for the proud. For it is one thing to judge the orphan, another to judge for the orphan. He judges the orphan even, who condemns him; but he judges for the orphan, who delivers sentence for him. "That man add not further to magnify himself upon earth." For they are men, of whom it was said, "Place a lawgiver over them, O Lord: let the heathen know that they are men." But he too, who in this same passage is understood to be placed over them, will be man, of whom it is now said, "That man add not further to magnify himself upon earth:" namely, when the Son of Man shall come to judge for the orphan, who has put off from himself the old man, and thus, as it were, buried his father.
Augustine of Hippo · d. 430Expositions on the Psalms

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–18

The psalmist speaks with astonishment, at the wickedness of the wicked, and at the patience and forbearance of God. God prepares the heart for prayer, by kindling holy desires, and strengthening our most holy faith, fixing the thoughts, and raising the affections, and then he graciously accepts the prayer. The preparation of the heart is from the Lord, and we must seek unto him for it. Let the poor, afflicted, persecuted, or tempted believer recollect, that Satan is the prince of this world, and that he is the father of all the ungodly. The children of God cannot expect kindness, truth, or justice from such persons as crucified the Lord of glory. But this once suffering Jesus, now reigns as King over all the earth, and of his dominion there shall be no end. Let us commit ourselves unto him, humbly trusting in his mercy. He will rescue the believer from every temptation, and break the arm of every wicked oppressor, and bruise Satan under our feet shortly. But in heaven alone will all sin and temptation be shut out, though in this life the believer has a foretaste of deliverance.

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GodChildrenRulersOppressionOrphan

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.