Psalms 82:2
How long will you make unfair judgments and show favoritism to the wicked? Selah.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1God stands in the midst of his great assembly to judge among the gods.
3Defend the poor and orphans; support the rights of those who are oppressed and suffering.
Cross References
Exodus 10:3Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long are you going to refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, so that they can worship me.
Leviticus 19:15Don't be a corrupt judge. Don't show favoritism to the poor or to the rich. Judge others fairly.
1 Kings 18:21Elijah approached the people and asked them, “How long will you hobble along, hesitating between two opposite beliefs? If the Lord is God, then follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” But the people didn't answer.
Job 32:21I will not take sides, and I'm not going to flatter anyone.
Psalms 58:1You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
Proverbs 18:5It's not right to show favoritism to the guilty and rob the innocent of justice.
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 →