Psalms 82:2
O God, who shall be compared to thee? 1 Be not silent, neither be still, O God. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1A Song of a Psalm for Asaph. 1
3For behold, thine enemies have made a noise; 1 And they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 1
Cross References
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in before Pharaoh, and they said to him, These things saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long dost thou refuse to reverence me? Send my people away, that they may serve me.
Leviticus 19:15Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
1 Kings 18:21And Elijah drew near to them all: and Elijah said to them, How long wilt ye halt on both feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.
Job 32:21For truly I will not be awed because of man, 1 Nor indeed will I be confounded before a mortal. 1
Psalms 58:1For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. 1
Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the person of the ungodly, 1 Nor is it holy to pervert justice in judgment. 1
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 →