Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1God, hath taken his place in the august assembly, In the midst of the gods, will he judge.
3Vindicate the weak and the fatherless, The oppressed and the poor, see righted;
Cross References
Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, How long hast thou refused to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.
Leviticus 19:15Ye shall not act perversely in giving judgment, Thou shalt neither respect the person of the poor, Nor prefer the person of the great,—In righteousness, shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
1 Kings 18:21And Elijah drew near unto all the people, and said—How long are ye limping on the two divided opinions? If, Yahweh, be GOD, follow, him, but, if, Baal, follow, him. But the people answered him, not a word.
Job 32:21Let me be partial to no man, and, unto no son of earth, give flattering titles,
Psalms 58:1Are ye, indeed, silent [when] righteousness, ye should speak? When, with equity, ye should judge, O ye sons of men?
Proverbs 18:5To prefer a lawless man, is not good, thrusting away the righteous, in judgment.
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 →