PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 82:1. Some call this a community lament since it addresses God directly with a request on behalf of the whole people (v. Psalms 82:8). Others call it a prophetic hymn (like Psalms 81:1), interpreting its address to the “gods” (Psalms 82:6) as directed to unjust human ruler... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 82:2 JUDGE UNJUSTLY AND SHOW PARTIALITY TO THE WICKED. The psalm does not specify whether the rulers are Israelites, or Gentiles ruling Israel as a subject state (as in the Babylonian or Persian Empires). Both the ideal Davidic king in Psalms 72:1 and the ideal Gentile ruler in... [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 82:5 When such people rule, the FOUNDATIONS OF THE EARTH (the moral principles that God instilled in the creation order) ARE SHAKEN (see note on 11:3). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 82:6 YOU ARE GODS. See note on v. 1. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 82:8 The psalm closes with a prayer that God will JUDGE THE EARTH. The basis of the request is that all nations belong to God already (YOU SHALL INHERIT ALL THE NATIONS). Perhaps this also alludes to Psalms 2:8, where the messianic king will have the nations as his heritage. ⇐... [ Continue Reading ]