Psalms 82
82
The Downfall of Unjust Gods
1A psalm of Asaph.
I
God takes a stand in the divine council,
gives judgment in the midst of the gods.#Is 3:13–14.
2“How long will you judge unjustly
and favor the cause of the wicked?#Ps 58:2.
Selah
3“Defend the lowly and fatherless;
render justice to the afflicted and needy.
4Rescue the lowly and poor;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”#Dt 1:17.
II
5#The gods are blind and unable to declare what is right. Their misrule shakes earth’s foundations (cf. Ps 11:3; 75:4), which God made firm in creation (Ps 96:10).The gods neither know nor understand,
wandering about in darkness,
and all the world’s foundations shake.
6I declare: “Gods though you be,#I declare: “Gods though you be”: in Jn 10:34 Jesus uses the verse to prove that those to whom the word of God is addressed can fittingly be called “gods.”#2 Pt 1:4.
offspring of the Most High all of you,
7Yet like any mortal you shall die;
like any prince you shall fall.”
8Arise, O God, judge the earth,#Judge the earth: according to Dt 32:8–9, Israel’s God had originally assigned jurisdiction over the foreign nations to the subordinate deities, keeping Israel as a personal possession. Now God will directly take over the rulership of the whole world.
for yours are all the nations.
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Psalm 82
82
Rescue the Weak and Needy
A Psalm of #See Ps. 50, titleAsaph.
1 # [2 Chr. 19:5, 6; Eccles. 5:8] God #Isa. 3:13 has taken his place in the divine council;
in the midst of #[1 Sam. 28:13] the gods he #See Ps. 58:11holds judgment:
2“How long will you judge unjustly
and #Deut. 1:17 show partiality to #Prov. 18:5the wicked? Selah
3 #
Ps. 10:18 Give justice to #Ps. 41:1 the weak and the fatherless;
#
Jer. 22:3
maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
4 #
Job 29:12 Rescue the weak and the needy;
#
Prov. 24:11
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
5 # [Mic. 3:1]; See Ps. 14:4 They have neither knowledge nor understanding,
#
Prov. 2:13 they walk about in darkness;
# See Ps. 11:3 all the foundations of the earth are #Ps. 10:6shaken.
6 # ver. 1; Cited John 10:34 I said, “You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you;
7nevertheless, like men #Ps. 49:12; Job 21:32; Ezek. 31:14; See Ezek. 28:2-10you shall die,
and fall like any prince.”#82:7 Or fall as one man, O princes
8 # See Ps. 12:5 Arise, O God, judge the earth;
for you shall #Ps. 2:8; [Rev. 11:15]inherit all the nations!
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