Psalms 82:2
1 God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:
“How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
3 Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
4 Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah
- KJV
- How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
- WEB
- “How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.
- ASV
- How long will ye judge unjustly, And respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
- DARBY
- How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.
- BLB
- “Until when will you⁺ judge unjustly, and lift [up] the faces of the wicked? Selah
- ÅB
- Hvor lenge vil dere dømme urettferdig og holde med de ugudelige? Sela.
- OTB
- Hvor lenge vil dere felle urettferdige dommer
Og favorisere de onde?
Sela - B1930
- Hvor lenge vil I dømme urettferdig og holde med de ugudelige? Sela.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 1:17
Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”
Read in contextProverbs 18:5
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
Read in contextPsalms 58:1–2
Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Read in contextExodus 10:3
So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before Me? Let My people go, so that they may worship Me.
Read in contextGalatians 2:6
But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism —those leaders added nothing to me.
Read in contextPsalms 62:3
How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
Read in contextLeviticus 19:15
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
Read in context1 Kings 18:21
Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people did not answer a word.
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