Psalms 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 22:28(22-27) Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.
Psalms 50:1A Psalm of Asaph. God, God, the LORD, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
Psalms 58:11(58-12) And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'
Psalms 138:1A Psalm of David. I will give Thee thanks with my whole heart, in the presence of the mighty will I sing praises unto Thee.
Isaiah 3:13The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the peoples.
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 →