Psalms 82:7
But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Ezekiel 28:9Will you still say, ‘I am a god,’ in the presence of those who slay you? You will be only a man, not a god, in the hands of those who wound 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 →