“To turn aside the right of a man before the face of the most High,”
To deny people's rights in the presence of the Most High—the verse continues the description of injustice: the denial of legal rights, particularly when done openly ("in the presence of the Most High") suggests a kind of blasphemy, a denial of God's justice. Theologically, the verse suggests that perverting justice in the presence of an all-knowing God is a form of defiance against God. The phrase "in the presence of the Most High" suggests that all injustice is done in God's sight; nothing is hidden. The verse raises the question: what kind of God is there who permits such injustice to be done openly? Yet in context, the next verse reveals that God does judge these injustices.
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