--- title: "Psalms 82 - Study King James Bible with ellicotts commentary for english readers" description: "Read Psalms 82 with ellicotts commentary for english readers commentary. 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Sela" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/ellicotts-commentary-for-english-readers/psalms/82" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/82)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/82)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/82) Audio 1 God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.* 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.* 4 Deliver the poor and needy: rid *them* out of the hand of the wicked. 5 They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.* 6 I have said, Ye *are* gods; and all of you *are* children of the most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. 8 Arise, O God, judge the earth: for thou shalt inherit all nations. [Psalms 81](/study/psalms/81) [Psalms 83](/study/psalms/83) ## Commentary To verse 1 (1) **Standeth.**—In the Hebrew a *participle,*with an official ring about it. (See [Isaiah 3:13](/kjv/isaiah/3/13).) It is used to designate departmental officers ([1 Kings 4:5](/kjv/1-kings/4/5); [1 Kings 4:7](/kjv/1-kings/4/7); [1 Kings 4:27](/kjv/1-kings/4/27); [1 Kings 9:23](/kjv/1-kings/9/23). Comp. [1 Samuel 22:9](/kjv/1-samuel/22/9); [Ruth 2:5-6](/kjv/ruth/2/5-6)). Thus the psalm opens with the solemn statement that God had taken His official place as president of the bench of judges. **Congregation of the mighty.**—Rather, *assembly of God,*or *divine assembly;*elsewhere, “the congregation of Jehovah” ([Numbers 27:17](/kjv/numbers/27/17); [Numbers 31:16](/kjv/numbers/31/16); [Joshua 22:16-18](/kjv/joshua/22/16-18)), *i.e.*, “Israel in its religious character.” **He judgeth among the gods**—*i.e.,*He is among the judges as presiding judge. For “gods,” applied to men delegated with office from God, see [Exodus 21:6](/kjv/exodus/21/6), and, possibly, [Exodus 22:8-9](/kjv/exodus/22/8-9). (See also Note, [Psalms 8:5](/kjv/psalms/8/5), and comp. [Exodus 4:16](/kjv/exodus/4/16); [Exodus 7:1](/kjv/exodus/7/1).) The custom of designating God’s vicegerents by the Divine name was a very natural one. The whole point of [Psalms 82:6](/kjv/psalms/82/6) lies in the double meaning the word can bear. 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