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lit elohim">b, </a><a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 21:22; Ps 7:8; 58:11">c</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-2.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">2</a>“<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5704.htm" title="עַד_3 Pp 5704">How long</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4970.htm" title="מָתַי Pg 4970"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8199.htm" title="שׁפט vqi2mp 8199"> will you judge</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5766.htm" title="עָוֶל ncmsa 5766"> unjustly</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncbpc 6440"> show partiality</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5375.htm" title="נשׂא vqi2mp 5375"></a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע ampa 7563"> to the wicked</a>?<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 1:17; Pr 18:5; Mal 2:9">d</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5542.htm" title="סֶלָה Pi 5542"><poemright><span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span><i>Selah</a></i></poemright></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-3.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">3</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8199.htm" title="שׁפט vqvmp 8199">Provide justice</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1800.htm" title="דַּל_2 amsa 1800"> for the needy</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3490.htm" title="יָתֹום ncmsa 3490"> the fatherless</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6663.htm" title="צדק vhvmp 6663">uphold the rights</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6041.htm" title="עָנִי amsa 6041"> of the oppressed</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7326.htm" title="רושׁ vqPmsa 7326"> the destitute</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Dt 24:17; Is 11:4; Jr 22:16">e</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-4.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">4</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6403.htm" title="פלט vpvmp 6403">Rescue</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1800.htm" title="דַּל_2 amsa 1800"> the poor</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/34.htm" title="אֶבְיֹון amsa 34"> needy</a>;</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5337.htm" title="נצל vhvmp 5337">save</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4480.htm" title="מִן Pp 4480"> them from</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3027.htm" title="יָד ncfsc 3027"> the power</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/7563.htm" title="רָשָׁע ampa 7563"> of the wicked</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jb 29:12; Pr 24:11">f</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-5.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">5</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3808.htm" title="לֹא Pn 3808">They do not</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3045.htm" title="ידע vqp3cp 3045"> know</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc"> or</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/995.htm" title="בין vqi3mp 995"> understand</a>;</p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1980.htm" title="הלך vti3mp 1980">they wander</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/2825.htm" title="חֲשֵׁכָה ncfsa 2825"> darkness</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Pr 2:13; Is 44:18">g</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605">All</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4144.htm" title="מֹוסָד ncmpc 4144"> the foundations</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> of the earth</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4131.htm" title="מוט vni3mp 4131"> are shaken</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 11:3">h</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-6.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">6</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">I</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/559.htm" title="אמר_1 vqp1cs 559"> said</a>, “<a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתֶּם pi2mp 859">You</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430"> are gods</a>;<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Jn 10:34">i</a></p><p class="poem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="ְכֶם psn2mp">you</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> are all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1121.htm" title="בֵּן_1 ncmpc 1121"> sons</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5945.htm" title="עֶלְיֹון amsa 5945"> of the <span class="fn" style="color:#0092f2">•</span>Most High</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 82:1; Lk 6:35">j</a></p><p class="poem1"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-7.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">7</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/403.htm" title="אָכֵן_1 Pd 403">However</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/4191.htm" title="מות vqi2mp 4191">you will die</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/120.htm" title="אָדָם_1 ncmsa 120"> men</a></p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/5307.htm" title="נפל vqi2mp 5307"> fall</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="כְּ Pp"> like</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/259.htm" title="אֶחָד ucmsc 259"> any</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8269.htm" title="שַׂר ncmpa 8269"> other ruler</a>.”<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 49:12">k</a></p><p class="poetryblock"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/82-8.htm" style="color:#0092f2" class="reftext">8</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/6965.htm" title="קום vqvms 6965">Rise up</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/430.htm" title="אֱלֹהִים ncmpa 430">God</a>, <a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/8199.htm" title="שׁפט vqvms 8199">judge</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/776.htm" title="אֶרֶץ ncfsa 776"> earth</a>,</p><p class="endpoem"><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3588.htm" title="כִּי_2 Pc 3588">for</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/3605.htm" title="כֹּל ncmsc 3605"> all</a><a href="http://concordances.org/strongs.htm" title="הַ Pa"> the</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmpa 1471"> nations</a><a href="http://concordances.org/hebrew/859.htm" title="אַתָּה pi2ms 859"> belong to You</a>.<a href="#ftn" style="color:#0092f2;" class="fn" title="Ps 58:11; 96:13">l</a></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="ftn">a. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:title</b> 1Ch 16:5,7</span><br /><span class="ftn">b. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:1</b> Or <i>the heavenly beings</i>, or <i>the earthly rulers</i> ; lit <theb>elohim</theb></span><br /><span class="ftn">c. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:1</b> Jb 21:22; Ps 7:8; 58:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">d. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:2</b> Dt 1:17; Pr 18:5; Mal 2:9</span><br /><span class="ftn">e. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:3</b> Dt 24:17; Is 11:4; Jr 22:16</span><br /><span class="ftn">f. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:4</b> Jb 29:12; Pr 24:11</span><br /><span class="ftn">g. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:5</b> Pr 2:13; Is 44:18</span><br /><span class="ftn">h. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:5</b> Ps 11:3</span><br /><span class="ftn">i. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:6</b> Jn 10:34</span><br /><span class="ftn">j. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:6</b> Ps 82:1; Lk 6:35</span><br /><span class="ftn">k. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:7</b> Ps 49:12</span><br /><span class="ftn">l. </span><span class="ftnb"><b>82:8</b> Ps 58:11; 96:13</span><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href="http://www.bhpublishinggroup.com/">Holman Christian Standard Bible®,<br>Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers.<br>Used by permission.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/81.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 81"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 81" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/83.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 83"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 83" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/psalms/82-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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