Psalms 82 · Verse 6

Psalms 82:6

I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
Psalms 82:6, King James Version

Psalms 82:6 in other translations

BSBI have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’
WEBI said, “You are gods, all of you are sons of the Most High.
ASVI said, Ye are gods, And all of you sons of the Most High.
YLTI--I have said, ‘Gods ye are, And sons of the Most High--all of you,
DARBYI have said, Ye aregods, and all of you are children of the Most High;
BBEI said, You are gods; all of you are the sons of the Most High:
WebsterI have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the Most High.

What does Psalms 82:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 82:6-7
6-7. Though God admitted their official dignity (Joh 10:34), He reminds them of their mortality.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Ye are gods - Or, with the prefix of כ ke, the particle of similitude, כאלהים keelohim, "like God." Ye are my representatives, and are clothed with my power and authority to dispense judgment and justice, therefore all of them are said to be children of the Most High.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 82:6-8
It is hard for men to have honour put upon them, and not to be proud of it. But all the rulers of the earth shall die, and all their honour shall be laid in the dust. God governs the world. There is a righteous God to whom we may go, and on whom we may depend. This also has respect to the kingdom of the Messiah. Considering the state of affairs in the world, we have need to pray that the Lord Jesus would speedily rule over all nations, in truth, righteousness, and peace.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 82:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲֽנִי\־'ani-IH589
אָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiI saidH559
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Him[are] godsH430
אַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemyouH859
וּבְנֵ֖יu.ve.Neiand [are] [the] children ofH1121
עֶלְי֣וֹןel.Yon[the] Most HighH5945
כֻּלְּכֶֽם\׃ku.le.Khemall of youH3605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 82:6

  • John 10:34-36

    Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

  • Psalms 82:1

    A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the gods.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1; Ex 22:9,28; Joh 10:34-36

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 82:5

    They know not, neither will they understand; they walk on in darkness: all the foundations of the earth are out of course.

  • Psalms 82:6

    I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

  • Psalms 82:7

    But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.

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Psalms 82:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Yo dije: Vosotros sois dioses, é hijos todos vosotros del Altísimo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Moi j’ai dit: Vous êtes des dieux, et vous êtes tous fils du Très-haut.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe gesagt: Ihr seid Götter, und Söhne des Höchsten ihr alle!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam cogitaverunt unanimiter; simul adversum te testamentum disposuerunt: