Psalms 82:1
O God, who shall be compared to you? be not silent, neither be still, O God. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2For behold, your enemies have made a noise; and they that hate you have lifted up the head. 1
Cross References
Exodus 18:21And do you look out for yourself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and you shall set over + 18:21 Gr. them. the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
Exodus 22:28+ 22:28 Acts 23:5 You shall not revile the gods, nor speak ill of the ruler of your people.
Psalms 50:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to your great mercy; and according to the multitude of your compassions blot out my transgression. 1
Psalms 58:11Slay them not, lest they forget your + 58:11 some read λαοῦ 'people'. law; scatter them by your power; and bring them down, O Lord, my defender. 1
Psalms 138:1O Lord, you have proved me, and known me. 1
Isaiah 3:13But now the Lord will stand up for judgment, and will enter into judgment with his 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 →