Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
Psalms 82:2 in other translations
| BSB | “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah |
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| 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 |
| YLT | Till when do ye judge perversely? And the face of the wicked lift up? Selah. |
| DARBY | How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah. |
| BBE | How long will you go on judging falsely, having respect for the persons of evil-doers? (Selah.) |
| Webster | How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah. |
What does Psalms 82:2 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 82:1-5
Magistrates are the mighty in authority for the public good. Magistrates are the ministers of God's providence, for keeping up order and peace, and particularly in punishing evil-doers, and protecting those that do well. Good princes and good judges, who mean well, are under Divine direction; and bad ones, who mean ill, are under Divine restraint. The authority of God is to be submitted to, in those governors whom…
Psalms 82:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 82:2
- Deuteronomy 1:17
Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God’s: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
- Proverbs 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
- Psalms 58:1-2
To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
- Exodus 10:3
And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.
- Galatians 2:6
But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
- Psalms 62:3
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
- Leviticus 19:15
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
- 1 Kings 18:21
And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
- Micah 3:9-12
Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity. They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us. Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.
- Job 34:19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
- Matthew 17:17
Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
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Context
- Psalms 82:1
A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.
- Psalms 82:2
How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.
- Psalms 82:3
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Psalms 82:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Hasta cuándo juzgaréis injustamente, y aceptaréis las personas de los impíos? (Selah.) |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Jusques à quand jugerez-vous injustement et ferez-vous acception de la personne des méchants? Sélah. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Bis wann wollt ihr ungerecht richten und die Person der Gesetzlosen ansehen? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Deus, quis similis erit tibi? ne taceas, neque compescaris, Deus: |