Psalms 82:1
“A psalm of Asaph.” God standeth in God's assembly, He judgeth in the midst of the gods.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
In Context
2“How long will ye judge unjustly, And favor the cause of the wicked? [[Pause.]]
Cross References
Psalms 50:1“A psalm of Asaph.” The mighty God, Jehovah, speaketh, and calleth the earth, From the rising of the sun to its going down.
Psalms 58:11Then shall men say, “Truly there is a reward for the righteous! Truly there is a God who is judge upon the earth!”
Psalms 138:1“A psalm of David.” I will praise thee with my whole heart; Before the gods will I sing praise to thee;
Isaiah 3:13Jehovah standeth up to maintain his cause; He standeth up to judge 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 →