Psalms 82:5
They have no knowledge or sense; they go about in the dark: all the bases of the earth are moved.
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4Be the saviour of the poor and those who have nothing: take them out of the hand of the evil-doers.
6I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:
Cross References
Job 8:9(For we are but of yesterday, and have no knowledge, because our days on earth are gone like a shade:)
Psalms 14:4Have all the workers of evil no knowledge? they take my people for food as they would take bread; they make no prayer to the Lord.
Psalms 75:3\75:2\When the right time has come, I will be the judge in righteousness.
Proverbs 1:29For they were haters of knowledge, and did not give their hearts to the fear of the Lord:
Proverbs 4:19The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
Ecclesiastes 3:16And again, I saw under the sun, in the place of the judges, that evil was there; and in the place of righteousness, that evil was there.
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 →