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Psalms 82:7
7But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.”
Psalms 82:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)nevertheless, like men you shall die, and fall like any prince."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)But you will die like mere mortals and fall like every other ruler.’”
Context of Psalms 82:7
5“The ‘gods’ know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken. 6“I said, ‘You are “gods”; you are all sons of the Most High.’ But you will die like mere mortals; you will fall like every other ruler.” 8Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations are your inheritance.
Read all of Psalms 82Psalms 82:7 word by word
אָ֭כֵן כְּאָדָ֣ם תְּמוּת֑וּן וּכְאַחַ֖ד הַשָּׂרִ֣ים תִּפֹּֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 82:7
- Psalms 49:12People, despite their wealth, do not endure; they are like the beasts that perish.
- Job 21:32They are carried to the grave, and watch is kept over their tombs.
- Ezekiel 31:14Therefore no other trees by the waters are ever to tower proudly on high, lifting their tops above the thick foliage. No other trees so well-watered are ever to reach such a height; they are all destined for death, for the earth below, among mortals who go down to the realm of the dead.
- Psalms 83:11Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Commentaries on Psalms 82:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But ye shall die like men - כאדם keadam, "ye shall die like Adam," who fell from his high perfection and dignity as ye have done. Your high office cannot secure you an immortality. And fall like one of the princes - Justice shall pursue you, and judgment shall overtake you; and you shall be executed like public state criminals. You shall not, in the course of nature, fall into the grave; but your life shall be brought to an end by a legal sentence, or a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But ye shall die like men - You are mortal, like other people. This fact you have forgotten. You have been lifted up with pride, as if you were in fact more exalted than other people; as if you were not subject to the law which consigns all people to the grave. An ancient monarch directed his servant to address him each morning in this language: “Remember, sire, that thou art mortal.” No more salutary truth can be impressed on the minds of the rich and…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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