PSALM LXXXII _A warning to corrupt judges_, 1, 2; _an exhortation to them to dispense justice without respect of_ _person_, 3-5; _they are threatened with the judgments of the Lord_, 6-8. NOTES ON PSALM LXXXII This Psalm, which, in the _title_, is attributed to _Asaph_, was probably composed i... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 82:3. _DEFEND THE POOR_] You are their natural _protectors_ under God. They are _oppressed: punish_ their _oppressors_, however rich or powerful: and _deliver them_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 82:5. _THEY KNOW NOT_] The judges are not acquainted with the law of God, on which all their decisions should be founded. _NEITHER WILL THEY UNDERSTAND_] They are ignorant and do not wish to be instructed. They will not learn; they cannot teach. Happy England! How different from Judea,... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 82:6. _YE_ ARE _GODS_] Or, with the prefix of כ _ke_, the particle of _similitude_, כאלהים keelohim, "like God." Ye are my _representatives_, and are clothed with my power and authority to dispense judgment and justice, therefore _all of them_ are said to be _children of the Most High_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 82:7. _BUT YE SHALL DIE LIKE MEN_] כאדם _keadam_, "ye shall die like _Adam_," who fell from his high perfection and dignity as ye have done. Your high office cannot secure you an immortality. _AND FALL LIKE ONE OF THE PRINCES._] _Justice_ shall pursue you, and _judgment_ shall overtake... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse Psalms 82:8. _ARISE, O GOD, JUDGE THE EARTH_] Justice is perverted in the land: take the sceptre, and rule thyself. _FOR THOU SHALT INHERIT ALL NATIONS._] Does not this last verse contain a prophecy of our Lord, the calling of the Gentiles, and the prevalence of Christianity over the earth? T... [ Continue Reading ]