English Standard Version
Psalms 82:2
2"How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
Psalms 82:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
- New International Version (NIV)“How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?
- New King James Version (NKJV)How long will you judge unjustly, And show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- New Living Translation (NLT)“How long will you hand down unjust decisions by favoring the wicked? Interlude
Context of Psalms 82:2
1God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah 3Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. 4Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
Read all of Psalms 82Psalms 82:2 word by word
עַד־מָתַ֥י תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָ֑וֶל וּפְנֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶֽלָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 82:2
- Psalms 62:3How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
- Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and said to him, "Thus says the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may serve me.
- 1 Kings 18:21And Elijah came near to all the people and said, "How long will you go limping between two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him." And the people did not answer him a word.
- Matthew 17:17And Jesus answered, "O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me."
- Psalms 58:1Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
- Exodus 23:6"You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit.
- Leviticus 19:15"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.
- Micah 3:1And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?—
- Deuteronomy 1:17You shall not be partial in judgment. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgment is God's. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it.'
- 2 Chronicles 19:7Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes."
- Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
- Proverbs 18:5It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.
- Galatians 2:6And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
Commentaries on Psalms 82:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Accept the persons of the wicked? - "Lift up their faces," encourage them in their oppressions. Selah - "Mark this:" ye do it, and sorely sLall ye suffer for it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2How long will ye judge unjustly - literally, Judge evil. This is designed, evidently, to denote the prevailing character of the magistrates at the time when the psalm was written. Unhappily such occasions occur very often in the course of human affairs. And accept the persons of the wicked? - literally, Lift up, or bear, the faces of the wicked. The meaning is, that they showed favor or partiality to wicked people; they did not decide cases according to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Because justice defines God’s rule (Psalm 89:4), he does not support the wicked. The psalmist is confused by this situation and cries out to God to bring justice (Psalm 82:3–4, 8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. accept the persons--literally, "lift up the faces," that is, from dejection, or admit to favor and communion, regardless of merit (Le 19:15; Pr 18:5).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 82:2
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries