Psalms 82:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

Psalms 82:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 19:6-7
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. …
John 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Psalms 82:6-7
I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High. …
Isaiah 3:13
The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people.
Psalms 58:11
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Topics

Atheism Attributes of God God Guidance Lord Majesty Theology Trinity

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; both…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 82:1-8. Before the great Judge, the judges of the earth are rebuked, exhorted, and threatened. 1. congregation--(Compare Ex 12:3; 16:1). of the mighty--that is, of God, of His appointment. the gods--or, “judges” (Ex 21:6; 22:9), God’s representatives.