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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Psalms 82
82
A Psalm of Asaph.
1God stands among the divine council;
He renders judgment among the gods.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 “How long will you all judge unjustly
and accept partiality of the wicked? Selah
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 Defend the poor and fatherless;
vindicate the afflicted and needy.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 Grant escape to the abused and the destitute,
pluck them out of the hand of the false.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 “They have neither knowledge nor understanding;
they walk in darkness:
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.”
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 I have said, “You are gods,
sons of the Most High, all of you,
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 but you all shall die like men,
and fall like a man, O princes.”
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 Arise, O God, judge the earth,
for You shall inherit all nations.
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