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Psalms 82

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1God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

2How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? [Selah

3Judge the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.

4Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

5They know not, neither do they understand; They walk to and fro in darkness: All the foundations of the earth are shaken.

6I said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.

7Nevertheless ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.

8Arise, O God, judge the earth; For thou shalt inherit all the nations.

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Parallel translations · Psalms 82:1

WEB · World English Bible (2000)

God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

KJV · King James Version (1611)

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

ASV · American Standard Version (1901)

God standeth in the congregation of God; He judgeth among the gods.

BBE · Bible in Basic English (1949)

God is in the meeting-place of God; he is judging among the gods.

YLT · Young's Literal Translation (1862)

--A Psalm of Asaph. God hath stood in the company of God, In the midst God doth judge.

DRA · Douay-Rheims (Challoner) (1752)

A canticle of a psalm for Asaph.

DBY · Darby Bible (1890)

God standeth in the assembly ofGod, he judgeth among thegods.

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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — verses that illuminate Psalms 82:1.

Isaiah 3:13
Jehovah standeth up to contend, and standeth to judge the peoples.
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
John 10:35
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),
Psalms 138:1
I will give thee thanks with my whole heart: Before the gods will I sing praises unto thee.
2 Chronicles 19:6
and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and he is with you in the judgment.
Exodus 21:6
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

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