“ How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. ”
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...
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.
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...
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...
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 th...
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. Accept the persons of the wicked? - "Lift up their faces," encourage them in their oppressions. Selah - "Mark this:" ye...
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 count...
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 beca...
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 ( P...
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...
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...
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 poten...
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 j...
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 ips...
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 wic...
The Duty of Magistrates. A psalm of Asaph. 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the go...
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...
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 as the Judge of Governments. A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the earth.
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 3:1-3 ; Micah 3:9-12 ; Matthew 17:17 ;...
How long — The psalmist speaks to them in God's name. Accept — By giving sentence according to your respect or affection to the person.