“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.”
God questions the judges: "How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?" The address to the divine council members (understood as gods or angelic judges) accuses them of failing in their judicial responsibility. The question implies that injustice and favoritism toward the wicked constitute the primary failure.
Church Fathers on Psalms 82:2
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…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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