Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1“A psalm of Assaph.” God standeth in the congregation of God, in the midst of judges doth he judge.
3Judge uprightly the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and indigent.
Cross References
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Eternal, the God of the Hebrews, How long yet wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the great; in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
1 Kings 18:21And Elijah approached unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between the two opinions? if the Lord be the God, follow him; and if Ba'al—follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
Job 32:21On no account will I show undue favor to any man, and to no son of earth will I give flattering titles.
Psalms 58:1“To the chief musician Al-tashcheth, by David, a Michtham.” (58:2) Do you indeed, who are dumb, speak righteously? do ye judge in uprightness, O ye sons of men?
Proverbs 18:5It is not good to favor the person of the wicked, to wrest [the cause of the] righteous in 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 →