Psalms 82:1
A Canticle Psalm of Asaph.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Then provide, from all of the people, men capable and fearing God, in whom there is truth and who hate avarice, and appoint from them tribunes, and leaders of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,
Exodus 22:28You shall not disparage the heavens, and you shall not speak evil of the leader of your people.
Psalms 50:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David,
Psalms 58:11My God, his mercy will precede me.
Psalms 138:1Unto the end. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.
Isaiah 3:13The Lord stands for judgment, and he stands to judge the people.
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 →