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1A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth{H8737)} in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth{H8799)} among the gods.
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And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. …
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. …
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)We have here, I. God’s supreme presidency and power in all councils and courts asserted and laid down, as a great truth necessary to be believed both by princes and subjects (Ps. 82:1): God stands , as chief director, in the congregation of the mighty , the mighty One, in coetu fortis—in the councils of the prince , the supreme magistrate, and he judges among the gods, the inferior magistrates; bo…
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