Psalms 82:7
But you will come to death like men, falling like one of the rulers of the earth.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:
8Up! O God, come as judge of the earth; for all the nations are your heritage.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12\49:11\The place of the dead is their house for ever, and their resting-place through all generations; those who come after them give their names to their lands.
Ezekiel 28:9Will you say, in the face of those who are taking your life, I am God? but you are man and not God in the hands of those who are wounding you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 82:7-8
The Duty of Magistrates. 6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. We have here, I. Earthly gods abased and brought down, v. 6, 7 . The dignity of their character is acknowledged ( v. 6 ): I have said, You are gods. They have been honoured with the name and title of gods. God himself called them so in the statute against treasonable words Exod. xxii. 28… Read the whole commentary →