They. The oppressed.
will. can.
on. to and fro.
They know not, neither will they understand - This is designed still further to characterize the magistrates at the time referred to in the psalm...
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the (d) foundations of the earth are out of course. (d) That is, all thin...
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 Psal...
5 They know not, neither do they understand. (425) After having reminded princes of their duty, the Psalmist complains that his admonition...
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. They know not - The judges...
They know not, &c.— They are ignorant of their duty, and will not attend to it, but go on in the dark: All the foundations of the land are i...
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. They know not, nei...
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...
They know not ] The judges are deaf to reproof. Out of course] RV 'moved.' Injustice leads to the wreck of society.
Here we imagine a pause, that interval between warning and judgment which is God’s pity and man’s opportunity; but the expostulation falls dead witho...
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 fo...
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 w...
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 Judg...
While we pay all due respect to the important truths here set forth, concerning earthly courts of justice, I would not overlook the occasion, the ver...
They knew not ,.... The Targum adds, to do well. This is to be understood of unjust judges and wicked magistrates, who know not God, and have not th...
They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course. Ver. 5. They know not,...
They know not That is, the magistrates, of whom this Psalm treats, are not acquainted with, and will not be at the pains to learn the truth and rig...
The Duty of Magistrates. A psalm of Asaph. 1 God standeth in the c...
They, the magistrates, of whom this Psalm treats, know not, to wit, the truth and right of the cause, nor the duty of their place. Men are oft sa...
INTRODUCTION Superscription.—“A Psalm of Asaph.” (See Introduction to Psalms 74 .) Occasion .—We are unable to determine upon what occasion the...
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...
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...
All the foundations of the earth are out of course, The radical wrongness of the world I. The foundation of mauve individual character is “out...
EXPOSITION Two different explanations have been given of the general bearing and intention of this psalm—one, recently advocated by Professor Ch...
God as the Judge of Governments. A psalm of Asaph, to set forth the majesty of the great Judge of the earth.
They know not, neither will they understand, that is, the rulers, in many cases, ignore the voice of their conscience, they willfully set aside the o...
1 John 2:11 ; 2 Timothy 2:19 ; Ecclesiastes 2:14 ; Ecclesiastes 3:16 ; Isaiah 5:7 ; John 12:35 ; John 3:19 ; Micah 3:1 ; Proverbs 1:29 ; Pr...
They — The magistrates of whom this psalm treats. Know not — The duty of their place. Nor will — Their ignorance is wilful. Walk on — They persist:...
5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.