Psalm 82:1 {81:1}
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A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods.

A.

3108. B.C.

896. A Psalm. Some refer this psalm to the time of David, and others to that of Hezekiah; but it is more probable that it was composed when Jehoshaphat reformed the courts throughout his kingdom.

2 Chronicles 19:6,7 And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you. . . .

God, etc.

Exodus 18:21 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,

2 Chronicles 19:6,7 And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you. . . .

Ecclesiastes 5:8 If thou shalt see the oppressions of the poor, and violent judgments, and justice perverted in the province, wonder not at this matter: for he that is high hath another higher, and there are others still higher than these:

the gods

Psalm 82:6,7 I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High. . . .

Psalm 138:1 For David himself. I will praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of the angels:

Exodus 21:6 His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever.

Exodus 22:28 Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

John 10:35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken:

Context
God Presides in the Divine Assembly
1A psalm for Asaph. God hath stood in the congregation of gods: and being in the midst of them he judgeth gods.2How long will you judge unjustly: and accept the persons of the wicked?…
Cross References
Exodus 12:12
And I will pass through the land of Egypt that night, and will kill every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast: and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgments; I am the Lord.

Exodus 21:6
His master shall bring him to the gods, and he shall be set to the door and the posts, and he shall bore his ear through with an awl: and he shall be his servant for ever.

Exodus 22:8
If the thief be not known, the master of the house shall be brought to the gods, and shall swear that he did not lay his hand upon his neighbour's goods,

Exodus 22:28
Thou shalt not speak ill of the gods, and the prince of thy people thou shalt not curse.

2 Chronicles 19:6
And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you.

Job 21:22
Shall any one teach God knowledge, who judgeth those that are high?

Psalm 58:11
And man shall say: If indeed there be fruit to the just: there is indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth.

Psalm 82:6
I have said: You are gods and all of you the sons of the most High.

Psalm 89:6
For who in the clouds can be compared to the Lord: or who among the sons of God shall be like to God?

Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

Isaiah 3:13
The Lord standeth up to judge, and he standeth to judge the people.

Micah 3:1
For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them.

Lexicon
A Psalm
מִזְמ֗וֹר (miz·mō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4210: Instrumental music, a poem set to notes

of Asaph.
לְאָ֫סָ֥ף (lə·’ā·sāp̄)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 623: Asaph -- 'gatherer', the name of several Israelites

God
אֱ‍ֽלֹהִ֗ים (’ĕlō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

presides
נִצָּ֥ב (niṣ·ṣāḇ)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5324: To take one's stand, stand

in the divine
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

assembly;
בַּעֲדַת־ (ba·‘ă·ḏaṯ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5712: A stated assemblage

He renders judgment
יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃ (yiš·pōṭ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

among
בְּקֶ֖רֶב (bə·qe·reḇ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7130: The nearest part, the center

the gods:
אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


Additional Translations
A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:God stands in the congregation of the mighty; he judges among the gods.

God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

A Psalm for Asaph. God stands in the assembly of gods; and in the midst of them will judge gods.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} God standeth in the assembly of God, he judgeth among the gods.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; he judgeth among the gods.

A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.

-- A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.
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