Psalms 82:2
Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
In Context
1— A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.
3Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.
Cross References
Exodus 10:3And Moses cometh in — Aaron also — unto Pharaoh, and they say unto him, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of the Hebrews, Until when hast thou refused to be humbled at My presence? send My people away, and they serve Me,
Leviticus 19:15'Ye do not do perversity in judgment; thou dost not lift up the face of the poor, nor honour the face of the great; in righteousness thou dost judge thy fellow.
1 Kings 18:21and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, 'Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? — if Jehovah [is] God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered him a word.
Job 32:21Let me not, I pray you, accept the face of any, Nor unto man give flattering titles,
Psalms 58:1To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?
Proverbs 18:5Acceptance of the face of the wicked [is] not good, To turn aside 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 →