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Verse Psalms 82:2. _ACCEPT THE PERSONS OF THE WICKED?_] "Lift up their
faces," encourage them in their oppressions.
_SELAH._] "Mark this:" ye _do_ it, and sorely shall ye _suffer_ for
it....
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HOW LONG WILL YE JUDGE UNJUSTLY - literally, Judge evil. This is
designed, evidently, to denote the prevailing character of the
magistrates at the time when the psalm was written. Unhappily such
occas...
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Psalms 82
Concerning Judgment
_ 1. The judge with His righteous judgment (Psalms 82:1)_
2. Arise O God! judge the earth (Psalms 82:6)
His own presence in the congregation of God (Israel) means a r...
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LXXXII. AGAINST INIQUITOUS RULERS. Jewish rulers are meant, as is
plain from Psalms 82:3 f.
PSALMS 82:6 F. The use of the word God in Psalms 82:6 f. is ironical.
The great men bear themselves as if D...
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ACCEPT THE PERSONS. Compare Leviticus 19:15. Pro 18:5. 2 Chronicles
19:7.
WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44.
SELAH. Connecting the indictment with the command to judge
righteously. See App-6...
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_accept the persons_ Or, as R.V., respect the persons, shewing
partiality to the rich and powerful. Strict impartiality in the
administration of justice is frequently enjoined in the Law. Favouring
th...
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God speaks, arraigning the judges for injustice and partiality, and
bidding them perform their duties faithfully....
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ACCEPT THE PERSONS— _To accept persons,_ is become an established
expression, with a known meaning, and therefore may be continued; but
the original signifies to _lift the faces,_ to abet and countena...
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PSALMS 82
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
The Judgment of Unjust Judges.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 82:1, Introductory Vision. Stanza II., Psalms
82:2-7, Reprimand of the Judges by the Judge of Judges. Stanza II...
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How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the
wicked? Selah.
HOW LONG WILL YE JUDGE UNJUSTLY, AND ACCEPT THE PERSONS OF THE
WICKED? - i:e., show partiality to the wicked because of...
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This Ps. is an impeachment of unjust judges, who are officially called
'gods.' It represents them as put upon their trial at God's tribunal
(Psalms 82:1). God Himself denounces their wickedness (Psalm...
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ACCEPT] RV 'respect.'...
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Psalms 73:89
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
GOD AND THE GODS
PSALMS 82
JESUS SAID, "I SAW *SATAN FALL FROM *HEAVEN LIKE A LIGHT THROUGH THE
SKY". (LUKE 10: 18)
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HOW LONG? — What a terrible severity in this Divine _Quousque
tandem!_
“The gods
Grow _angry_ with your patience; this their care,
And must be yours, that guilty men escape not;
As crimes do grow, j...
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(2-4) These verses contain the rebuke addressed by the supreme judge
to those abusing the judicial office and function....
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עַד ־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ ־עָ֑וֶל וּ
פְנֵ֥י ר֝
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Psalms 82:1
IN Psalms 50:1 God is represented as gathering His people together to
be judged; in this psalm He has gathered them together for His
judgment on judges. The former psalm begins at an earli...
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THE JUST JUDGE OF ALL
Psalms 82:1
Those described here as _gods_ are evidently the judges and
magistrates of Israel. See John 10:34. They were intended to be the
mouthpiece and representatives of God...
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This psalm is a cry for justice, born of a sense of maladministration
of those in authority. It first announces the fact that God is the
supreme Judge. This is a recognition of the perfect equity of t...
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How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the (b)
wicked? Selah.
(b) For thieves and murderers find favour in judgment when the cause
of the godly cannot be heard....
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To thee? Hebrew, "be not silent to thyself." (Pagnin) --- But domi
also implies "like;" (Bellarmine) and there would otherwise be a sort
of tautology. (Berthier) --- Christ on earth was like other men...
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While we have reference, in a particular and especial manner, to the
design of the Holy Ghost in the dictation of this Psalm, and behold
what a very solemn appeal it makes to judges and earthly potent...
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2_How long will ye judge unjustly? _Many suppose that God is here
introduced speaking, and that these are the words which he utters from
his throne of judgment. But I would rather consider the prophet...
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Psalms 82. We find God assuming the government into His own hands. He
had set up authority in the earth and especially in Israel. Directed
by His word in judgment and armed with His authority, the jud...
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HOW LONG WILL YE JUDGE UNJUSTLY,.... These are the words not of the
psalmist, but of the divine Person that stands in the congregation of
the mighty, and judges among the gods; calling the unjust judg...
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How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?
Selah.
Ver. 2. _How long will ye judge unjustly_] viz. Through a cyclopical
contempt of God's severity.
_ Ne pecces, Deus ipse...
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How long will ye judge unjustly, engaging in, performing iniquity in
ostensibly carrying out justice, AND ACCEPT THE PERSONS OF THE WICKED,
favoring their faces, that is, pervert right and justice in...
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GOD AS THE JUDGE OF GOVERNMENTS.
A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the
earth....
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1-5 Magistrates are the mighty in authority for the public good.
Magistrates are the ministers of God's providence, for keeping up
order and peace, and particularly in punishing evil-doers, and
prote...
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The psalmist speaketh to them in God's name, and reproves them for
their continued and resolved unrighteousness in their public
administrations. ACCEPT THE PERSONS, by overlooking the merits of the
ca...
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Psalms 82:2 judge H8199 (H8799) unjustly H5766 partiality H5375
(H8799) H6440 wicked H7563 Selah H5542...
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CONTENTS: Instructions for the judges of the earth.
CHARACTERS: God, Asaph.
CONCLUSION: God judges among the mighty of earth. They have their
power from Him and are accountable to Him. Magistrates s...
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Title. _A psalm of Asaph._ There is no authority for referring this
psalm to the time of Jehoshaphat, 2 Chronicles 19:6, which is to
contradict the title. David no doubt reformed the courts of justice...
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_How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the
wicked?_
MAGISTRATES REBUKED FOR UNJUST JUDGMENT
1. The sin reproved in general, and that is unjust judgment,--a sin
most peculiar to j...
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_God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; He judgeth among the
gods._
THE SUPREMACY OF GOD
I. As rebuking unjust rulers. “How long will ye judge unjustly?”
Here is a common crime. Human ruler...
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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
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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 Babylo...
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription.—“A_ Psalm of Asaph.” (See Introduction to
Psalms 74.) _Occasion_.—We are unable to determine upon what
occasion the Psalm was written. It is clear, however, that it is
ad...
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EXPOSITION
Two different explanations have been given of the general bearing and
intention of this psalm—one, recently advocated by Professor Cheyne,
that it is a denunciation of the angels whom God h...
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Psa 82:1-8 is a psalm that is directed to judges. And it is a very
solemn psalm that God directs to judges, and basically God declares
that He is not happy or satisfied with men's judgment.
God stand...
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1 Kings 18:21; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Deuteronomy 1:17; Exodus 10:3;...
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How long — The psalmist speaks to them in God's name. Accept — By
giving sentence according to your respect or affection to the person....