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Text -- Psalms 82:1-8 (NET)
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Psalm 82
82:1 A psalm of Asaph . God stands in the assembly of El ; in the midst of the gods he renders judgment .
82:2 He says, “How long long will you make unjust legal decisions and show favoritism favoritism to the wicked ? (Selah )
82:3 Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless ! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering !
82:4 Rescue the poor and needy ! Deliver them from the power of the wicked !
82:5 They neither know nor understand . They stumble around in the dark , while all the foundations of the earth crumble .
82:6 I thought , ‘You are gods ; all of you are sons of the Most High.’
82:7 Yet you will die like mortals ; you will fall like all the other rulers .”
82:8 Rise up , O God , and execute judgment on the earth ! For you own all the nations .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Asaph |
Psalms |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
ANGEL |
Justice |
Rulers |
Judge |
God |
GODS |
Poor |
Death |
Foundation |
Injustice |
Quotations and Allusions |
Orphan |
Blindness |
Impenitence |
PRINCE |
FATHERLESS |
DARK; DARKNESS |
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NET Notes: Psa 82:1 The picture of God rendering judgment among the gods clearly depicts his sovereign authority as universal king (see v. 8, where the psalmist boldly af...
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NET Notes: Psa 82:3 The Hebrew noun יָתוֹם (yatom) refers to one who has lost his father (not necessarily his mother, see Ps 109:9). B...
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NET Notes: Psa 82:5 These gods, though responsible for justice, neglect their duty. Their self-imposed ignorance (which the psalmist compares to stumbling around in the d...
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NET Notes: Psa 82:6 Normally in the OT the title Most High belongs to the God of Israel, but in this context, where the mythological overtones are so strong, it probably ...
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NET Notes: Psa 82:7 Heb “like one of the rulers.” The comparison does not necessarily imply that they are not rulers. The expression “like one of”...
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