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Psalms 82:6
6I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High God.
Psalms 82:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
- New International Version (NIV)“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’
- English Standard Version (ESV)I said, "You are gods, sons of the Most High, all of you;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I said, “You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High.
Context of Psalms 82:6
4Rescue weak and helpless people, so that evil people cannot hurt them. 5The powerful leaders know nothing and they understand nothing. They walk about in a dark place. At the same time the foundation of the earth shakes! I said, “You are gods. You are all sons of the Most High God. 7But you will die, as all people die. You will come to an end, like all other rulers.” ’ 8God, now do something! Judge all the nations of the earth. For they all belong to you.
Read all of Psalms 82Psalms 82:6 word by word
אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 82:6
- Psalms 82:1God calls the powerful rulers to meet in heaven. He sits on his throne to judge them.
- Exodus 22:9Perhaps two people both say that something belongs to them. They may argue about a cow, a donkey, a sheep, some clothes or anything else that they have lost. Then both of them must go to stand in front of the judges. The judges will decide which of them is guilty. The guilty person must pay back twice the value of the thing to the other person.
- John 10:34Jesus answered them, ‘It is written in your own books of God's Law that God said, “You are gods.”
Commentaries on Psalms 82:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ye are gods - Or, with the prefix of כ ke, the particle of similitude, כאלהים keelohim, "like God." Ye are my representatives, and are clothed with my power and authority to dispense judgment and justice, therefore all of them are said to be children of the Most High.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I have said, Ye are gods - See the notes at Psalm 82:1. I have given you this title; I have conferred on you an appellation which indicates a greater nearness to God than any other which is bestowed on men - an appellation which implies that you are God‘s representatives on earth, and that your decision is, in an important sense, to be regarded as his. And all of you are children of the Most High - Sons of God. That is, You occupy a rank which makes it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-8Verses 6-8 It is hard for men to have honour put upon them, and not to be proud of it. But all the rulers of the earth shall die, and all their honour shall be laid in the dust. God governs the world. There is a righteous God to whom we may go, and on whom we may depend. This also has respect to the kingdom of the Messiah. Considering the state of affairs in the world, we have need to pray that the Lord Jesus would speedily rule over all nations, in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The gods (see study notes on Psalm 29:1–2; 58:1), like mere humans, cannot escape the judgment common to human rulers. Jesus quoted from this passage in John 10:34.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-76-7. Though God admitted their official dignity (Joh 10:34), He reminds them of their mortality.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 82
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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