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Psalms 82:2

Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

How long will ye judge unjustly,.... These are the words not of the psalmist, but of the divine Person that stands in the congregation of the mighty, and judges among the gods; calling the unjust…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

How long will ye judge unjustly - literally, Judge evil. This is designed, evidently, to denote the prevailing character of the magistrates at the time when the psalm was written. Unhappily such…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 82:1-5

We have here,

I. God's supreme presidency and power in all councils and courts asserted and laid down, as a great truth necessary to be believed both by princes and subjects (Psa 82:1): God stands, as…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 82:2-4

God speaks, arraigning the judges for injustice and partiality, and bidding them perform their duties faithfully.