“God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.”
Psalm 82 opens with a vision of divine council: "God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment." The psalm presents a scene of cosmic governance: God sits among other divine beings to judge. This reflects a theistic worldview common in ancient Near Eastern mythology where chief deity presides over assembly of lesser deities.
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