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Psalms 82:1 — King James Version← Study notes

God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.


Psalms 82:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 82:19 words
HebrewMeaning
מִזְמ֗וֹרmizəmwōr
a psalmnounH4210
לְ/אָ֫סָ֥ףləʾāsāp
of AsaphpronH623
אֱֽלֹהִ֗יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
נִצָּ֥בniṣāb
is taking his standverbH5324
deputy · erect · establish · Huzzah ···
בַּ/עֲדַתbaʿădat
in the congregation ofpronH5712
company · congregation · multitude · people ···
אֵ֑לʾēl
GodnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
בְּ/קֶ֖רֶבbəqereb
in the midst ofpronH7130
among · before · unto charge · eat ···
אֱלֹהִ֣יםʾĕlōhiym
the godsnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
יִשְׁפֹּֽטyišəpōṭ
he gives judgmentverbH8199
avenge · that condemn · defend · execute ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 82:1

1. This Psalm, like others similarly named, was so entitled either from the name of the man who wrote it, or from the explanation of that same name, so as to refer in meaning to the Synagogue, which Asaph signifies; especially as this is intimated in the first verse. For it begins, “God stood in the synagogue of gods” Psalm 81:1. Far however be it from us to understand by these Gods the gods of the Gentiles, or idols, or any creature in heaven or earth except men; for a…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 82
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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God Stands in the Divine Assembly
This psalm imagines a scene that feels almost mythological. God stands in the assembly of the divine beings and judges the judges. What's striking is that God is angry because these heavenly judges ha...
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