Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1God stands in the congregation of God. He judges among the gods.
3Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.
Cross References
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, Thus says LORD, the God of the Hebrews, How long will thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shall not respect the person of the poor man, nor honor the person of the mighty man, but thou shall judge thy neighbor in righteousness.
1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, How long do ye go limping between the two sides? If LORD be God, follow him, but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Job 32:21Let me not, I pray you, respect any man's person. Neither will I give flattering titles to any man.
Psalms 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Proverbs 18:5To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:2-6
The Duty of Magistrates. 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. We have here, I. God's supreme presidency and power in all councils… Read the whole commentary →