Psalms 82
82
Psalm 82
A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 #
Ex 21.6; Isa 3.13 God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2 #
Deut 1.17; Ps 58.1; Prov 18.5 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 #
Deut 24.17
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
4 #
Job 29.12
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 #
Ps 11.3; Mic 3.1 They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 #
Ps 89.26; Jn 10.34 I say, “You are gods,
children of the Most High, all of you;
7 #
Ps 49.12; Ezek 31.14 nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
and fall like any prince.”#82.7 Or fall as one man, O princes
8 #
Ps 2.8; 12.5; Mic 7.2, 7; Rev 11.15 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations belong to you!
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Psalms 82
82
Psalm 82
A Plea for Justice
A Psalm of Asaph.
1 #
Ex 21.6; Isa 3.13 God has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
2 #
Deut 1.17; Ps 58.1; Prov 18.5 “How long will you judge unjustly
and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 #
Deut 24.17
Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
4 #
Job 29.12
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 #
Ps 11.3; Mic 3.1 They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk around in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 #
Ps 89.26; Jn 10.34 I say, “You are gods,
children of the Most High, all of you;
7 #
Ps 49.12; Ezek 31.14 nevertheless, you shall die like mortals
and fall like any prince.”#82.7 Or fall as one man, O princes
8 #
Ps 2.8; 12.5; Mic 7.2, 7; Rev 11.15 Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations belong to you!
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