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1 God presides in the great assembly. He judges among the gods.
2 “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
3 “Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.”
5 They don’t know, neither do they understand. They walk back and forth in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6 I said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
7 Nevertheless you shall die like men, and fall like one of the rulers.”
8 Arise, God, judge the earth, for you inherit all of the nations.
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Psalms 82 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 26 cross-references, 3 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Psalms 82 (26)
- v.6 John 10:34-36
- v.6 Psalms 82:1
- v.1 2 Chronicles 19:6-7
- v.1 John 10:35
- v.8 Revelation 11:15
- v.1 Psalms 82:6-7
- v.8 Psalms 2:8
- v.4 Proverbs 24:11-12
- v.5 Psalms 11:3
- v.3 James 1:27
- v.5 Proverbs 2:13
- v.5 Romans 1:28
- v.5 Micah 3:1
- v.1 Isaiah 3:13
- v.2 Deuteronomy 1:17
- v.3 Psalms 10:18
- v.3 Jeremiah 22:3
- v.4 Job 5:15-16
- v.4 Job 29:12
- v.1 Ecclesiastes 5:8
- v.1 Psalms 58:11
- v.2 Proverbs 18:5
- v.4 Psalms 140:12
- v.4 Psalms 72:12-14
- v.8 Psalms 96:13
- v.1 Psalms 138:1
Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 82:1–8 (59 words)
1
- אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- נִצָּ֥בniṣṣābnatsab: to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)H5324
- בַּעֲדַתbaʿădat`edah: a stated assemblage; (specifically) a concourseH5712
- אֵ֑לʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
- בְּקֶ֖רֶבbĕqerebqereb: (properly) the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with...H7130
- אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃yišpōṭshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
2
- עַדʿad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
- מָתַ֥יmātaymathay: (properly) extent (of time)H4970
- תִּשְׁפְּטוּtišpĕṭûshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
- עָ֑וֶלʿāwel`evel: (moral) evilH5766
- וּפְנֵ֥יûpĕnêpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
- תִּשְׂאוּtiśʾûnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- סֶֽלָה׃selâcelah: suspension (of music), i.e. pauseH5542
3
- שִׁפְטוּšipṭûshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
- דַ֥לdaldal: (properly) dangling; (by implication) weak or thinH1800
- וְיָת֑וֹםwĕyātômyathowm: a bereaved personH3490
- עָנִ֖יʿānî`aniy: depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as H6035, although the margin constantly disputes...H6041
- וָרָ֣שׁwārāšruwsh: to be destituteH7326
- הַצְדִּֽיקוּ׃haṣdîqûtsadaq: to be (causatively, make) right (in a moral or forensic sense)H6663
4
- פַּלְּטוּpallĕṭûpalat: to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliverH6403
- דַ֥לdaldal: (properly) dangling; (by implication) weak or thinH1800
- וְאֶבְי֑וֹןwĕʾebyônebyown: destituteH34
- מִיַּ֖דmiyyadyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- רְשָׁעִ֣יםrĕšāʿîmrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
- הַצִּֽילוּ׃haṣṣîlûnatsal: to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad senseH5337
5
- לֹ֤אlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יָֽדְע֨וּ׀yādĕʿûyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- וְלֹ֥אwĕlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יָבִ֗ינוּyābînûbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
- בַּחֲשֵׁכָ֥הbaḥăšēkâchashekah: darkness; (figuratively) miseryH2825
- יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyithallākûhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
- יִ֝מּ֗וֹטוּyimmôṭûmowt: to waver; (by implication) , to slip, shake, fallH4131
- כָּלkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- מ֥וֹסְדֵיmôsĕdêmowcad: a foundationH4144
- אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
6
- אֲֽנִיʾănîaniy: IH589
- אָ֭מַרְתִּיʾāmartîamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- אַתֶּ֑םʾattemattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- וּבְנֵ֖יûbĕnêben: a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including...H1121
- עֶלְי֣וֹןʿelyônelyown: an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.)H5945
- כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃kullĕkemkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
7
- אָ֭כֵןʾākēnaken: firmly; (figuratively) surelyH403
- כְּאָדָ֣םkĕʾādāmadam: ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)H120
- תְּמוּת֑וּןtĕmûtûnmuwth: (literally or figuratively) to die; (causatively) to killH4191
- וּכְאַחַ֖דûkĕʾaḥadechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
- הַשָּׂרִ֣יםhaśśārîmsar: a head person (of any rank or class)H8269
- תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃tippōlûnaphal: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)H5307
8
- קוּמָ֣הqûmâquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
- אֱ֭לֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmelohiym: gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the...H430
- שָׁפְטָ֣הšopṭâshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
- הָאָ֑רֶץhāʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
- כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- אַתָּ֥הʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- תִ֝נְחַ֗לtinḥalnachal: to inherit (as a (figurative) mode of descent)H5157
- בְּכָלbĕkālkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- הַגּוֹיִֽם׃haggôyimgowy: a foreign nation; (hence) a GentileH1471
Strong's words in Psalms 82 (6)
- Strong's H430 — אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים (ʾĕlōhîm)
- elohiym (el-o-heem') n-m. 1. gods in the ordinary sense 2. but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God 3. occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates 4. and sometimes as a superlative [plural of H433] KJV: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty. Root(s): H433. Appears 4 times in Psalms 82.
- Strong's H8199 — יִשְׁפֹּֽט׃ (yišpōṭ)
- shaphat (shaw-fat') v. 1. to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against) 2. (by implication) to vindicate or punish 3. (by extenssion) to govern 4. (passively, literally or figuratively) to litigate [a primitive root] KJV: + avenge, X that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), X needs, plead, reason, rule.. Appears 4 times in Psalms 82.
- Strong's H3605 — כָּל (kāl)
- kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 3 times in Psalms 82.
- Strong's H1800 — דַ֥ל (dal)
- dal (dal) adj. 1. (properly) dangling 2. (by implication) weak or thin [from H1809] KJV: lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. Root(s): H1809. Appears 2 times in Psalms 82.
- Strong's H7563 — רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים (rĕšāʿîm)
- rasha` (raw-shaw') adj. 1. morally wrong 2. (concretely) an (actively) bad person [from H7561] KJV: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong. Root(s): H7561. Appears 2 times in Psalms 82.
- Strong's H776 — אָֽרֶץ׃ (ʾāreṣ)
- erets (eh'-rets) n-f. 1. the earth (at large, or partitively a land) [from an unused root probably meaning to be firm] KJV: X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.. Appears 2 times in Psalms 82.
“he who, whatsoever things he has received from God, by distributing these to the needy, becomes a god to those who receive his benefits: he is an imitator of God.”
What the Early Church wrote about Psalms 82 (2)
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“But also because he who is ignorant of divine matters, by that very ignorance, walks in darkness, David says, "They have not known or understood; they walk in darkness."”
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“Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? [Psalms 82:6] If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because...”