Psalms 82:7
But ye shall die as a man, and yee princes, shall fall like others.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I haue said, Ye are gods, and ye all are children of the most High.
8O God, arise, therefore iudge thou the earth: for thou shalt inherite all nations.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12But man shall not continue in honour: he is like the beastes that die.
Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou say then before him, that slayeth thee, I am a god? but thou shalt be a man, and no God, in the hands of him that slayeth 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 →