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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.
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Sofia AndradeNote2mo ago
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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