Psalms 82:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have said, Ye are gods— Dr. Wall, in his Critical Notes upon this passage, says, "The name aleim, which is the usual name for God Almighty, having been, in the Pentateuch and other holy books written before this psalm, given sometimes to magistrates, judges, princes, and any of the high powers on earth, (for the proper signification of the word is high powers,) this psalm teaches them in what sense, and with what limitation, this name is allowed them; namely, that though they are suffered to be called aleim, gods, yet they should die like Adam, man; and this verse instructs them, that when they sit in judgment, they should remember, that as they act as masters over other men, so God, their master, the true Aleim, stands over them, and rebukes them upon occasion, as in Psalms 82:2." Dr. Hammond observes, that when our Saviour cites these words, John 10:34 they are introduced thus: Is it not written in your law? Thence the conclusion is necessary, that this book of psalms was among the Jews looked upon as part of the divine law, in a more wide and diffuse notion of the word; i.e. as the writings of the prophets, and of all who were inspired by God, are styled law.