A psalm of Asaph.
1
God presides in the great assembly;
he renders judgment among the ‘gods’:
2
‘How long will you defend the unjust
and show partiality to the wicked?
3
Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
4
Rescue the weak and the needy;
deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
5
‘The “gods” know nothing, they understand nothing.
They walk about in darkness;
all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
6
‘I said, “You are ‘gods’;
you are all sons of the Most High.”
7
But you will die like mere mortals;
you will fall like every other ruler.’
8
Rise up, O God, judge the earth,
for all the nations are your inheritance.
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Word by Word Meditations
by Fred Ursell
Psalm 82: “presides” (v.1)
Asaph writes about “gods” (vv.1 & 6), not because he shares any pagan beliefs in such false religious notions and practices, stating (v.1), “God” [capital ‘G’} presides in the great assembly; He gives judgement among the ‘gods’ [little ‘g’]. Anyone who “presides” (v.1) a meeting is in charge.
The USA has a President (and so do many other countries too); he’s the top man. Again he affirms “you are ‘gods’ (v.6), which Jesus explains in John 10 vv.34-35 as simply that “the word of God came” to them. We understand God is singular, sublime and supreme.
Have you ‘elected’ Him your own President?
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