Psalms 82:1
“A psalm of Assaph.” God standeth in the congregation of God, in the midst of judges doth he judge.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah.
Cross References
Exodus 18:21Moreover, thou shalt select out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating [their own] gain; and place these over them, as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Exodus 22:28(22:27) The judges thou shalt not revile; and a ruler among thy people thou shalt not curse.
Psalms 50:1“A psalm of Assaph.” The God of gods, the Lord, speaketh, and calleth the earth, from the rising of the sun unto his setting.
Psalms 58:11(58:12) So that a man shall say, Verily fruit will come for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth on the earth.
Psalms 138:1“By David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart: before [thee], O God, will I sing praise unto thee.
Isaiah 3:13The Lord is stepped forth to plead, and standeth up 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 →