Psalms 82:7
But verily like men shall ye die, and like one of the princes shall ye fall.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I have indeed said, Ye are gods; and children of the most High are all of you.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth; for thou wilt possess all the nations.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12(49:13) Nevertheless man in [his] splendor endureth not: he is like the beasts [that] perish.
Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou then say, I am God, before him that slayeth thee? when thou art but a man, and no God, in the hand of him that fatally wounded thee.
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 →