Psalms 82:7
But as man ye die, and as one of the heads ye fall,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
In Context
6I — I have said, 'Gods ye [are], And sons of the Most High — all of you,
8Rise, O God, judge the earth, For Thou hast inheritance among all the nations!
Cross References
Psalms 49:12And man in honour doth not remain, He hath been like the beasts, they have been cut off.
Ezekiel 28:9Dost thou really say, 'I [am] God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou [art] man, and not God, In the hand of him who is 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 →