Psalms 82:5
They know not, neither can they perceive, In darkness, they wander, All the foundations of the earth do shake.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4Deliver the weak and the needy, Out of the hand of the lawless, make rescue.
6I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;
Cross References
Job 8:9For, of yesterday, are, we, and cannot know, for, a shadow, are our days upon earth:
Psalms 14:4Are all the workers of iniquity, without knowledge? devouring my people [as] they devour food! Upon Yahweh, have they not called.
Psalms 75:3Earth was melting away with all its inhabitants, I, have fixed the pillars thereof. [Selah.]
Proverbs 1:29Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
Proverbs 4:19The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.
Ecclesiastes 3:16Then, again, I saw under the sun, the place of justice, that there was lawlessness, and, the place of righteousness, that there was lawlessness.
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 →