Psalms 82

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82:1
מִזְמוֹר לְאָסָף אֱ‍לֹהִים נִצָּב בַּעֲדַת־אֵל בְּקֶרֶב אֱלֹהִים יִשְׁפֹּט׃
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges He judgeth:
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82:2
עַד־מָתַי תִּשְׁפְּטוּ־עָוֶל וּפְנֵי רְשָׁעִים תִּשְׂאוּ־סֶלָה׃
'How long will ye judge unjustly, and respect the persons of the wicked? Selah
82:3
שִׁפְטוּ־דַל וְיָתוֹם עָנִי וָרָשׁ הַצְדִּיקוּ׃
Judge the poor and fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
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82:4
פַּלְּטוּ־דַל וְאֶבְיוֹן מִיַּד רְשָׁעִים הַצִּילוּ׃
Rescue the poor and needy; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
82:5
לֹא יָדְעוּ וְלֹא יָבִינוּ בַּחֲשֵׁכָה יִתְהַלָּכוּ יִמּוֹטוּ כָּל־מוֹסְדֵי אָרֶץ׃
They know not, neither do they understand; they go about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are moved.
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82:6
אֲ‍נִי־אָמַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִים אַתֶּם וּבְנֵי עֶלְיוֹן כֻּלְּכֶם׃
I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.
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82:7
אָכֵן כְּאָדָם תְּמוּתוּן וּכְאַחַד הַשָּׂרִים תִּפֹּלוּ׃
Nevertheless ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.'
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82:8
קוּמָה אֱלֹהִים שָׁפְטָה הָאָרֶץ כִּי־אַתָּה תִנְחַל בְּכָל־הַגּוֹיִם׃
Arise, O God, judge the earth; for Thou shalt possess all the nations.
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@FriarTuck23

Ye are gods, quoted by Jesus

'I have said, Ye are gods' gets quoted directly by Jesus in John 10 defending his own claims against accusations of blasphemy. Does calling human judges 'gods' in the original psalm mean something closer to 'representatives of divine authority,' give...

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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 82:1

<b>God stands in the congregation of God</b> to see whether they [the judges] judge fairly, and you judges, how long will you judge unjustly?

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