“ God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. ”
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty - In the assembly of the rulers and judges; among those of most exalted rank and station. He is there to observe them; to give them law; to direct t...
"A Psalm of Asaph." God standeth in the congregation of the (a) mighty; he judgeth among the gods. (a) The prophet shows that if princes and judges do not do their duty, God whose authority is above...
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 themse...
Title.. Psalm. Hebrew. mizm6r. App-65. of Asaph. The eleventh of the twelve Asaph Psalms. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. standeth: i.e. officially. the congregation of the mighty . GOD'...
1 God sitteth in the assembly of God. (424) It is unquestionably a very unbecoming thing for those whom God has been pleased to invest with the government of mankind for the common good, no...
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty - The Hebrew should be translated, "God standeth in the ass...
The Psalmist, having exhorted the judges, and reproved their negligence, prayeth God to judge. A Psalm of Asaph. Title. ףּלאס מזמור mizmor leasaph — This psalm is an admonition to justice,...
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. Psalms 82:1-8 .-God stands as Judge in the congregation where princes, His representatives, preside ( Psalms 82:1 );...
Of the mighty] RV 'of God' ( El ). A heavenly assembly is meant, as in Job 1:6 ; Job 2:1 ; Zechariah 3 . The gods ] the judges of Israel, so called as the official representatives of God on ear...
Standeth. — In the Hebrew a participle, with an official ring about it. (See Isaiah 3:13 .) It is used to designate departmental officers ( 1 Kings 4:5 ; 1 Kings 4:7 ; 1 Kings 4:27 ; 1 Kings...
Psalms 82:1-8 IN Psalms 50:1-23 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...
the Just Judge of All Psalms 82:1-8 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 representati...
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...
CONTENTS The sacred writer is here addressing himself to princes and magistrates, by way of reminding them that when they sit in judgment the eye of Jehovah is upon them. But the most interesting pa...
God standeth in the congregation of the mighty ,.... The Syriac version renders it, "in the congregation of angels"; they are mighty, and excel in strength, and there is a large company of them, eve...
Psalms 82:1 «A Psalm of Asaph. » God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. Ver. 1. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty ] There God is present and pres...
God standeth in the congregation As a judge, diligently to observe all that is said or done there, and to give sentence accordingly. The judge sits when he hears causes, but stands up when he g...
The Duty of Magistrates. A psalm of Asaph. 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the go...
PSALM 82 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm contains an admonition, either, 1. To the chief rulers of Israel, whether judges or kings, or their great council called the Sanhedrim. Or rather, 2. To all the...
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 i...
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 just...
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 ru...
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 standeth in the congregation of the mighty, in the assembly of God, firm and immovable in the midst of His Church, against which therefore the gates of hell cannot prevail; He judgeth among the...
2 Chronicles 19:6 ; 2 Chronicles 19:7 ; Ecclesiastes 5:8 ; Exodus 18:21 ; Exodus 21:6 ; Exodus 22:28 ; John 10:35 ; Psalms 138:1 ; Psalms 82:6 ; Psalms 82:7
Standeth — To observe all that is said or done there. Mighty — Kings or chief rulers. By their congregation he understands all persons whatsoever of this high and sacred order. Judgeth — Passes sen...