Psalms 82:7
Yet like mortals you will surely die, you will fall like any prince.”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6It was I who appointed you gods, children of the Most High all of you.
8Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all nations are yours by inheritance.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12Despite their wealth, they perish like dumb animals.
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 →