Psa 82:1

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Ps 82:1 The psalmist, having exhorted the judges,

Ps 82:5 and reproved their negligence,

Ps 82:8 prays God to judge.

A.M. 3108. B.C. 896. (Title.)

A Psalm.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.

2Chr 19:6; 2Chr 19:7

of Asaph. or, for Asaph.

God, etc.

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

Exod 18:21; 2Chr 19:6; 2Chr 19:7; Eccl 5:8

the gods.

Ps 82:6; Ps 82:7; Ps 138:1; Exod 21:6; Exod 22:28; John 10:35