respect. recognise.
persons. Hebrew faces. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), App-6, put for persons. Compare Leviticus 19:15.
judgment. Hebrew the judgment: i.e. suited to each case. Compare Exodus 18:26.
is God's. it [is] God's.
Related Commentaries of Deuteronomy 1:17
Deuteronomy 1:17
17 Ye shall not respectf persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.