Psalms 82:2
What meaning of the psalms 82:2 in the Bible?
What does Psalms 82:2 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah."
What does Psalms 82:2 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah."
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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 I...
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 o...
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...
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) PSALMS 82 (This is) a psalm of *Asaph. V1 Go...
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...
עַד ־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ ־עָ֑וֶל וּ פְנֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תִּשְׂאוּ ־סֶֽלָה׃...
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...
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 Go...
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...
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....
_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 me...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_How long will ye judge unjustly?_ The psalmist speaks to them in God's name, and reproves them for their continued unrighteousness in their public administrations; _and accept the persons of the wick...
GOD AS THE JUDGE OF GOVERNMENTS. A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the earth....
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 protec...
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...
Psalms 82:2 judge H8199 (H8799) unjustly H5766 partiality H5375 (H8799) H6440 wicked H7563 Selah H5542 How - Psalms 62:3; Exodus 10:3; 1 Kings 18:21; Matthew 17:17 judge -...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1 Kings 18:21; 2 Chronicles 19:7; Deuteronomy 1:17; Exodus 10:3; Exodus 23:6; Exodus 23:7; Galatians 2:6; Job 34:19; Leviticus 19:15; Micah 3:1
How long — The psalmist speaks to them in God's name. Accept — By giving sentence according to your respect or affection to the person....