Psalms 82:2
O God, who will ever be like you? Do not be silent, and do not be unmoved, O God.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
3For behold, your enemies have sounded off, and those who hate you have carried out a head.
Cross References
Exodus 10:3Therefore, Moses and Aaron entered to Pharaoh, and they said to him: “Thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews: How long will you be unwilling to be subject to me? Release my people to sacrifice to me.
Leviticus 19:15You shall not do what is unjust, nor shall you judge unjustly. You shall not consider the reputation of the poor, nor shall you honor the countenance of the powerful. Judge your neighbor justly.
1 Kings 18:21Then Elijah, drawing near to all the people, said: “How long will you waver between two sides? If the Lord is God, follow him. But if Baal is, then follow him.” And the people did not respond a word to him.
Job 32:21I will not esteem the reputation of a man, and I will not equate God with man.
Psalms 58:1Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title, when Saul sent and watched his house, in order to execute him.
Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the character of the impious, so as to turn away from true 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 →