Psalms 82:7
But indeed, like the earth-born, shall ye die! And, like one of the princes, shall ye fall!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I, said, Gods, ye are, Yea, sons of the Highest, are ye all;
8Arise! O God, judge thou the earth, For, thou, wilt inherit all the nations.
Cross References
Psalms 49:12But, a son of earth, though wealthy, cannot tarry, He hath made himself a by-word—Beasts, they resemble:
Ezekiel 28:9Wilt thou really say, God, am I, before him who is slaying thee; When, thou, art a man and not a God, in the hand of them who are piercing 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 →