Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 82

25 catchwords209 parallels

← Psalms | ← Ch 81 | Ch 83 →

Psalm 82 . 1 , The psalmist , having exhorted the judges , Psalm 82 . 5 , and reproved their negligence , Psalm 82 . 8 , prays God to judge.

Some refer this psalm to the time of David , and others to that of Hezekiah; but it is more probable that it was composed when Jehoshaphat reformed the courts throughout his kingdom. 2 Chronicles 19 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 19 . 7

Psalm 82:1

A Psalm of Asaph. God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:

Psalm 82:1 · BSB

God4 parallels

etc. Or , "God standeth in the assembly of God , ail , he judgeth among the judges." Elohim̀ God is among His own people; and presides especially in those courts of justice which Himself has established

the gods6 parallels

Reciprocal24 parallels

of Asaph or , for Asaph

Psalm 82:2

"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

Psalm 82:2 · BSB

How4 parallels

judge7 parallels

accept5 parallels

Reciprocal29 parallels

Psalm 82:3

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Psalm 82:3 · BSB

Defend4 parallels

Heb. Judge

do4 parallels

Reciprocal16 parallels

Psalm 82:4

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 82:4 · BSB

Deliver6 parallels

rid4 parallels

Reciprocal13 parallels

Psalm 82:5

They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Psalm 82:5 · BSB

know not4 parallels

walk6 parallels

all the5 parallels

etc. All the civil institutions of the land totter

Reciprocal7 parallels

They That is , the judges know not.

out of course Heb. moved

Psalm 82:6

I have said, 'You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.'

Psalm 82:6 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal21 parallels

Psalm 82:7

But like mortals you will die, and like rulers you will fall.”

Psalm 82:7 · BSB

But3 parallels

and fall1 parallel

etc. Or , "as fall as one of them , O ye princes."

Reciprocal16 parallels

like men Or , "like Adam ," keadam.

Psalm 82:8

Arise, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are Your inheritance.

Psalm 82:8 · BSB

Arise8 parallels

thou3 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web4 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions Psalms 82:1-6 → Exodus 22:8
Echoes Psalms 82:1-6 → Exodus 23:6, Psalms 82:1-6 → Leviticus 19:15
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 82:1–8
Have a suggestion, or spotted something to fix?
✦ The Hyperlinked Bible