Psalms 82:1
A Psalm. Of Asaph. God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.)
Cross References
Exodus 18:21But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
Exodus 22:28You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.
Psalms 50:1A Psalm. Of Asaph. The God of gods, even the Lord, has sent out his voice, and the earth is full of fear; from the coming up of the sun to its going down.
Psalms 58:11\58:10\The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
Psalms 138:1Of David. I will give you praise with all my heart: I will make melody to you before the gods.
Isaiah 3:13The Lord is ready to take up his cause against his people, and is about to come forward as their judge.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:1
This psalm is calculated for the meridian of princes' courts and courts of justice, not in Israel only, but in other nations; yet it was probably penned primarily for the use of the magistrates of Israel, the great Sanhedrim, and their other elders who were in places of power, and perhaps by David's direction. This psalm is designed to make kings wise, and "to instruct the judges of the earth" (as 2 and 10 ), to tell them their duty as ( 2 Sam. xxiii. 3 ), and to tell them of their faults as Ps. lviii. 1 . We have… Read the whole commentary →